| Off Topic > Off Topic |
| a thought on vegetarianism |
| << < (20/41) > >> |
| otto-san:
--- Quote from: Corderlain on March 13, 2017, 09:01:03 PM ---What does this even mean? --- End quote --- chickens being kept in poor conditions to produce eggs and meat? a lot of vegetarians still eat eggs anyways (lacto-ovo vegetarianism is pretty common) |
| Maxwell.:
--- Quote from: Nonnel on March 13, 2017, 09:51:34 PM ---"humans evolved to eat meat so they're actually herbivores" is the stupidest reasoning i've ever heard --- End quote --- we also evolved legs at some point, maybe we're not meant to walk with them |
| otto-san:
also i missed the whole herbivore thing but that is absolutely false; we evolved to be omnivorous to take advantage of the unique nutrients available from both plants and animals, but meat provides significantly more energy, which was a necessary development to pave the way for more complex, power-hungry brains. cooking isn't a loophole in our diets, it's a tactic we developed to unlock nutrients in our food and become more successful as a species. contending that we are 'biologically herbivores' is simply false; plants do not conveniently provide all the proteins we need for survival (in the wild at least, modern economic and technological developments make vegetarian and vegan diets much more viable) (disclaimer here being that i'm not qualified to talk about biology, but i know enough to understand that the idea that we're meant to be herbivores is asinine) |
| Red Spy:
--- Quote from: Maxwell. on March 13, 2017, 09:54:25 PM ---we also evolved legs at some point, maybe we're not meant to walk with them --- End quote --- 50% of the forum in a nutshell |
| PhantOS:
--- Quote from: Maxwell. on March 13, 2017, 09:54:25 PM ---we also evolved legs at some point, maybe we're not meant to walk with them --- End quote --- we didnt evolve the ability to digest meat. that's why we cook it you dingus i know exactly what i'm talking about. we're anatomically herbivore but use technology (fire) to cook our food and maintain an omnivore diet. either way we're still herbivores on the inside, since we lack the necessary organs to properly digest meat without cooking it. |
| Navigation |
| Message Index |
| Next page |
| Previous page |