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2006-07-15 08:11:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science Anthropology

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2006-07-15 08:15:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Vegetarian is a cultural mindset, not an evolutionary stepping stone.

For Vegetarianism to be considered part of evolution, humans as a whole must demonstrate (1)a change in their digestive systems that allows them to process and pull nutrients from plant matter more efficiently, (2) gradual lose or reduction in size of the "ripping and tearing" teeth {ie, your canine teeth}, and (3) less of a need for meat proteins to remain functional and healthy.

As it stands now, humans can not live a "healthy" (as defined by medical science) life without meat proteins. The proteins in meat not only help break down sugar (which is, ultimately, where we get our energy), but also aid in the creation of blood cells, namely white blood cells. Also, our digestive system can not efficiantly pull what it needs our of plant matter. IE, if you eat Plant A, which has 100% of a Vitamin X, our bodies can only pull 10-15% of Vitamin X out of the plant for your use before it passes out of your system.

Humans, as an organism, are fairly inefficient consumers. When we eat the most vitamins, minerals, proteins, fats (because there is such a thing as good fats and we do need some. Not a lot, but some), starches and sugars we can pull out of the food for our own use is (at most, and I'm being generous here) 25%. This is one of the reason humans have the urges to eat as often as they do. However, if humans were strickly herbivorous (fancy way of saying vegitarians) that time devoted to eatting would be doubled as even the most efficient herbivore in nature can only get about 15% of what it needs out of what it eats (this is due to the structure of plants and how they make food for themselves. Please consult a biology teacher/professor for further details).

~~Abbaddon

2006-07-18 20:18:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

science-400,000 year ago we divided it to 2 species. One was vegetarians and the
others was meat eaters. the vegetarians dead out.

1 Cor 10:30
30 If I take part in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of something I thank God for?
NIV

1 Cor 10:31-32
31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
NIV

2006-07-15 15:36:27 · answer #3 · answered by always a friend 3 · 0 0

It has nothing to do with evolution, humans are omnivores, meaning we have always had the ability to digest plants and meats.

2006-07-15 17:04:43 · answer #4 · answered by Fitty4ex 3 · 0 0

Are you suggesting that vegetarianism increases the tendency towards mutation in their offspring?

2006-07-15 15:15:32 · answer #5 · answered by Red P 4 · 0 0

Predation is more advanced even in the archea, passive food intake is an early trait. returning to earlier traits is regressive.

2006-07-15 15:19:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

yes it is

2006-07-22 00:36:26 · answer #7 · answered by blackknightninja 4 · 0 0

i don't think so.

2006-07-15 15:16:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

umm...no.

2006-07-15 18:08:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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