[100% veg*n ] vegan logic

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> Basically, human brains grew in size and power because of the ingestion of

> specific nutrients in meat. This enabled pre-humans to be far more

> aggressive hunter-gathers. Isn't that interesting. Tell me bani, how do

> you regard your veganism in the context of your evolutionary history ??

 

Luckily we don't need to eat meat to maintain an evolutionary process that

has already happened, and whilst our hominid ancestors may have needed to

eat meat to jump over that particular evolutionary hurdle (although of

course this is just a theory, and evolutionary theories are notoriously hard

to test scientifically, after all how can you possibly disprove them ?) this

doesn't mean we still have to continue doing so.

 

Similarly, a great deal of ancient civilisation was built on slavery but

this doesn't justify it's existence today.

 

Vaughan

[Guest guest]

hiya..i saw that comment " in walking with pre-historic beasts " also

now, i might not be tooo articulat(its early am still)...but a few points

i believe that humans ate a lot more veggies, grains, fruits , etc then we give

our ancestors credit for..they have down tests on certain corprolites in africa,

and came up with hordes of extinct seeds, plant material, etc

its a common " myth " that man ate meat, because we portray cavemen as running

around eating hunks of dead flesh..

while, its true man did eat flesh, i don't believe it had a whole lot to do with

" brain capacity " or growth...

do elephants have small brains? how about binobos? they are both veg..and

elephants recognize their own dead, amongst other facts

early man ate a lot of non meat products, but, when scientists did up the

remians, wot do they find, bones, stone tools..how well is a wicker collecting

basket going to survive?

further, mankind in its past at meat..primitive man also died at about age 30

just a few thoughts

sorry couldn't be more articulate

fraggle

 

 

" mezzanine girl " <coldeventhough wrote:

 

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>dear all, one of my best friends (who incidentally has admitted to seeing

>the case for veganism and wanting to be a vegan if only she were possessed

>of enough self discipline, though what she means as 'seeing' the case for i

>am unclear of.... as i personally and perhaps also

>inaccurately/simplistically believe that to see the logic of veganism is

>'self discipline' enough.... or at least ALMOST.... or, uh, something.)

>wrote the below and i forward it here as i feel currently too inarticulate,

>and more generally too ill equipped information wise, to respond...... so...

>any suggestions?

>i tentatively offer the idea of 'spiritual' or 'moral' 'evolution' in

>'support' of veganism and as opposed to physical.... but wondered whether

>anyone has any more coherent, intelligent and developed arguments/responses

>etc etc

>bani

>ps- the relevant part of her email follows:

>

>

>I was watching Walking with Beasts the other day, which is absolutely

>brilliant by the way, ..and they were saying how our evolution from " apes "

>(can't remember the correct term) into humans was achieved because of the

>increase in brain size and brain power - a feat that occurred because

>of....the consumption of MEAT. Basically, human brains grew in size and

>power because of the ingestion of specific nutrients in meat. This enabled

>pre-humans to be far more aggressive hunter-gathers. Isn't that

>interesting. Tell me bani, how do you regard your veganism in the context

>of your evolutionary history ?? What philosophical and practical relevance

>do you accord it? Do you think it might facilitate or hinder you future

>evolution ??

>

>Lets Discussssssssssssssssssssssss

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