From: Greg Jordan (jordan@chuma.cas.usf.edu)
Date: Tue Apr 29 2003 - 17:14:50 MDT
On Tue, 29 Apr 2003, Mike Lorrey wrote:
> argument that is not grounded in theology. Furthermore, if completely
> ignores the fact that there is far more suffering of animals when they
> overpopulate due to overgrazing and lack of sustainable predation than
> when animals are regularly slaughtered quickly. Starvation is a very
> painful way to die.
Overgrazing what few wild areas are left? Yes, that must be easy to
do. And what happened to the predators?
Starvation is very painful - you've discovered another case for
cannibalism. Or just shooting Bangladeshis very "quickly".
> Nor is cannibalism a paleodiet. While early cro-magnon were predated on
> by late homo erectus, cannibalism is unsupported by anthropoligical
> evidence. Earliest evidence found so far is the corn growers of the
> Anasazi and other populations on the margins of agricultural societies.
There wouldn't necessarily be very obvious signs of cannibalism, but there
have been reports of evidence among Stone Age humans. I remember reading
about an example from Mt. Carmel area I believe, ceremonial-looking.
gej
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