RE: Experiences with Atkins diet

From: Greg Jordan (jordan@chuma.cas.usf.edu)
Date: Tue Apr 29 2003 - 17:14:50 MDT

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    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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    jordan@chuma.cas.usf.edu



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