You know, I've been wondering if we really were?
LadyLorraine Send a noteboard - 14/11/2010 03:05:58 AM
Designed to eat animals, anyway. What most people would think of as animals. It's hard to judge based on "today's man".
I think it's more likely we were designed to live primarily on plant and bug life, with the assorted "real meat" diet when it became available, either through carrion, small mammals or being "lucky".
One of the main reasons why I think this is that we don't seem to be the definitive host for many parasites, and even fewer parasites where predation is the main vector of transmission.
That and, comparatively, we're poorly evolved for hunting. Beyond tool use, we have no real predation skills. We wouldn't have been able to catch more than small mammals.
It would be interesting to go back in time and see what we really DID eat. Even more interesting to compare our GI-related systems then, with now, as I'm sure we've changed since our original diet.
I think it's more likely we were designed to live primarily on plant and bug life, with the assorted "real meat" diet when it became available, either through carrion, small mammals or being "lucky".
One of the main reasons why I think this is that we don't seem to be the definitive host for many parasites, and even fewer parasites where predation is the main vector of transmission.
That and, comparatively, we're poorly evolved for hunting. Beyond tool use, we have no real predation skills. We wouldn't have been able to catch more than small mammals.
It would be interesting to go back in time and see what we really DID eat. Even more interesting to compare our GI-related systems then, with now, as I'm sure we've changed since our original diet.
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Craving to eat meat
13/11/2010 10:11:19 AM
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As long as you kill and cook it first, nobody's going to have a problem.
13/11/2010 10:58:36 AM
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Your body tells you what it needs. You must need protein.
13/11/2010 12:59:12 PM
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there's been some debate about that.
13/11/2010 04:44:40 PM
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THAT is addiction, same as my coffee. *NM*
13/11/2010 11:02:29 PM
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Yah, i know, but just because your body asks for something doesn't mean it needs it.
13/11/2010 11:05:47 PM
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It also tells you what it wants. My body is not very discriminating in regards to my health. *NM*
14/11/2010 08:06:15 PM
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Seriously, I have very strong meat-eating cravings that sound like what you describe.
14/11/2010 02:32:21 AM
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You know, I've been wondering if we really were?
14/11/2010 03:05:58 AM
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Isn't that what brains are for?
14/11/2010 03:51:22 PM
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Brains win at everything.
14/11/2010 06:03:58 PM
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*puts you naked in a tank with a shark* Have fun
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14/11/2010 08:51:46 PM
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That would be lack of brains. Clearly.
14/11/2010 09:25:43 PM
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My point was merely that a brain can not necessarily get you out of everything
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14/11/2010 11:20:22 PM
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And mine was that if I use it correctly, I probably won't end up in close quarters with a shark.
14/11/2010 11:27:30 PM
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What's with the nudity? Are we supposed to breed Sharktopeople? *NM*
14/11/2010 09:52:05 PM
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Brains would be getting a bigger boat and some flashy weapons
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14/11/2010 10:23:29 PM
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Dear Easter Bunny above, I'm a saint tonight!
14/11/2010 05:50:18 AM
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Re: Dear Easter Bunny above, I'm a saint tonight!
14/11/2010 06:48:01 AM
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Are you serious? Are you serious? *NM*
14/11/2010 06:53:28 AM
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Yes, I truly dont know
14/11/2010 06:55:31 AM
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meat=>sausage=>penis. *NM*
14/11/2010 07:04:18 AM
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You people are scaring me ...
14/11/2010 12:19:35 PM
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I'm pretty sure the "Easter Bunny above" was just an unrelated religious joke
14/11/2010 03:37:27 PM
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I did when I was pregnant with my firstborn. Only time in my life I ever craved steak.
14/11/2010 04:13:37 PM
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