We evolved in the healthy human beings we are today, by eating meat.?

Question

not celery..

so stop with this childish phase... you're ruining evolution..

we have some teeth which have evolved specifically to tear and grind meat... exactly why cows have all the same teeth, because they only munch om grass..

Answer 1

Meat did help with our brain development.

Answer 2

So this Childish ' vegan' phase 'I'm going through includes:-

1) Caring about the planet in general.
2) Not being selfish enough to kill animals just because I want steak or chicken.
3) Respecting all of God's creatures.
4) Not stealing milk, eggs, honey or wool to make myself happy.
5) Supporting fair trade where possible.

Oh my God. You are right Einstein, I clearly have the mind of a two year old. That is 34 minutes on the naughty step and no Green and Black's for a week !!!!!! What an Evil cow I am!!!! My priest would give me at least 50 Hail Mary's for that lot !!!! - It makes me practically Adolf Hitler!!!


In the real world if we were actually meant to carnivores our teeth would be sharper we would run MUCH, MUCH faster and have claws.

Answer 3

First off, we evolved with a lot of traits that are no longer acceptable. We have a pretty nasty and violent history. And since the average life expectancy used to be half of what it is now, I don't really think that we want to hold onto everything that got us here.

There's a lot of debate as to how much meat our ancestors ate. We certainly can digest meat, but we're set up to eat many different things. It would appear that meat something we occasionally found, that our diet consisted mostly of fruits, nuts, and grains. We crave meat and fats, and often gorge on them, and store the fat so very well, because they used to be an uncommon thing.

For every canine teeth argument, there is a corresponding evidence that we were not made to consume this much meat. The length of our colon is more in line with herbivores that carnivores. If you're actually interesting in reading more about it, there's several good articles out there. I'm not going to bother citing them though, because I'm pretty sure you're not interesting in entertaining opposing viewpoints, just quipped at people who don't agree with you.

As we continue to change to use up the resources of this earth, we will have to continue to evaluate our priorities and our treatment of our resources. I doubt that our eating habits in 100 years will be even close to what they are today.

Answer 4

I'd love to see you munch through a raw steak with human teeth. If it's natural why do you have to cook it first?
Would you turn your nose up at eating horse, dog, cat or rat? If so, what's the difference between those and a cow?

Answer 5

WRONG. If you think high blood pressure, high cholesterol and atherosclerosis are synonyms for healthy, then perhaps you are right. All of the above mentioned are caused by eating too much meat - especially if it is prepared in an unhealthy way.
As far as our teeth are concerned, WRONG AGAIN. Compare our tiny, dull teeth to those of lions, crocodiles, bears and other animals who are meant to tear and consume the flesh of other animals. We can't hold a candle to them.
Oh, and childish phase? If that makes you feel better, then name call all you want. I would hardly call someone childish for actually caring about his/her health to the point where they want to live a long, full, life free of all the health-related issues that come with eating meat.
Cheers!

Answer 6

Or maybe we evolved into the sickly short lived human beings we are today by eating meat. Where is your evidence that we would not be a healthier, longer lived, disease free race with out meat?

Answer 7

Vegans live off celery? Wow, I musn't be vegan then!

Did you ever think about gorillas? Big, strong, practically all muscle, and could beat you until your heart stopped.
What about horses? Oh gee, I think grass and carrots means this horse is going to be such a weak animal, that's why speed is measured in horsepower and they can actually allow me to ride them for very long distances before they tire.
And think about vegetarian/vegan bodybuilders.

The most powerful creatures on earth do not eat meat.

If you refer to "healthy" as in the nutrients, then you've got it all wrong. Where does that meat get its nutrients?
Grass, seeds, etc... You could eat seeds, nuts, veggies, fruits, etc. without killing anything and still get all the nutrients you need.
And then, when a cannibal goes to eat your meat, they'll think "I wonder what made this so healthy."

Answer 8

oh, another clueless wonder. We do NOT have canine teeth-look at a cat or dogs mouth-lots of claw like teeth. We have to tiny teeth with points for puncturing food, and the rest are flat like all other vegetarian creatures. If we were meant to eat meat, we would have the capability of hunting, capturing, killing, and eating it raw, like other predators. Stop with your childish phase of "evolution" which is another justificiation for meat eaters to stuff their face with dead animals to satisfy their greed. We can get everything we need from nature, and nothing has to die
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Answer 9

I must insist that you educate yourself on subjects before you begin idiotic arguements about them. Meats in modern time are not as healthy as they used to be when they were natural and the animals they came from were not enhanced by hormones and steroids that are passed onto humans when we eat them.

Don't you look around and notice that children are developing and going through life phases so much faster? It's because the animals were enhanced to seem healthy as stated above. Girls are developing so much younger because certain meats and dairy are overly supplimented in estrogen and progesterone to promote milk supply and chicken egg production. Boys are developing so much younger because other meats are overly supplimented in testosterone to make cows and such bigger.

Most meat on the American market isn't as "fresh" and "new" as the supermarkets they are bought from state, in fact most of the time it is months old and the red liquid running through the package is usually just dyed water - not blood.

So the next time you think about telling vegetarians we are developed to eat meat think about what I informed you about and why some of us vegetarians don't eat meat. I'm not saying you can't eat meat, because you do. I'm just saying it's not as healthy as you people and the asker are saying.

Answer 10

No we did not to begin with homo sapiens were foragers who ate nuts, berries, fruits, etc. Then hunting and gathering was established closely followed the beginnings of agriculture. Therefore humans evolved with a diet primarily based on cereals, berries and nuts. Hunting and the exploitation of animals occurred later!

Answer 11

Maybe veganism/vegetarianism is the next stage of evolution? Maybe nature has decided we don't need meat and vegetarian/vegan food is the future for us?