What humans were “designed for” is a pretty stupid argument because we have about nothing in common with those cavemen everybody seems to refer to when running out of arguments.
If you wanna eat your meat like a caveman, try hunting and scavenging. Because when whatever happy(?) accident spewed mankind on this planet, this factory meat was still some million years away.
Humans weren’t DESIGNED by anything/anyone. We evolved.
Godfry (#)
11 years ago
All mammalian predators have two things in common…. frontal positioned eyes for depth preception, and canine teeth for piercing meat. (And I do hunt… there’s still 2 deers worth of meat in my freezer) If humans were meant to be vegans, the eyes would be on the sides of your head to allow you to watch out for predators while you grazed… like cows or rabbits. (Not to mention that I have yet to meet a vegan who didn’t need to suppliment their “awesome diet” with vitamins)
But then: Why don’t I have claws? Surely evolution didn’t think “Hm, those guys will invent spears someday?” It’s not only about your metabolism, you know? There’s not only biological evolution but also social evolution (that’s why most men don’t rape their neighbor’s wife to spread superior semen). And if you want to live like the earliest humans, you’ll have to go scavenge. Live like a raccoon.
I’m no vegan, not even vegetarian – but arguing with how mankind lived some millennia ago is bollocks. If you rely on factory meat, you may as well rely on tasty little pills to supplement your vegan lifestyle.
nope…the muscles used for retracting/extending claws were modified to allow for better grasping ability…and the tough spike-like nails opened up unto softer flattened nails to allow for the soft sensitive flesh underneath them to grant better tactile response.
Thing about the pills…there was a health-food movement in the 20’s where they said that it would be better for you and the planet to only eat pills containing the exact amount of nutrients for you to live, and that the pills should be 100% synthetic because natural foods cause allergies. It’s amazing how things flip completely over.
meat is fine. have a burger. have a steak. does anyone need fucking foie gras? i guaranfuckingtee you no cave man was force feeding ducks and geese anything. they ate what they had, and what was there. argue this and you are a certified asshole. let the parade commence…
Pretty sure caveman didn’t use forks either…. but when we find a way to make something better, then there’s no reason not to. I wonder how many people speaking out against it have ever tried foie gras before saying it’s a bad thing…. I’m sure if they tatsed it, realized how awesome it is, they’d lay off the hippee “let all eat lawn and hug animals” bull.
Yeah, you could say the same thing about kidney. Still taste’s like piss to me.
If something tastes good or not a) is up to the consumer and b) has nothing to do with the question of ethical treatment of animals – whatever one’s stance in that matter is.
But I guess if the Mongolians had a long and rich history of torturing cats to make them a delicacy, we’d eat that, too.
you horrible person…think about all those poor homeless people who don’t get their daily beatings!
Bob (#)
11 years ago
Too many stress hormones for too long a time can make animals less tasty. Treat them well and they taste better.
Kobe beef is a prime (no pun intended) example. The cows are given a healthy diet, given room to wonder, and are massaged frequently so they feel less stressed and because it acutally helps make them more tender once slaughtered. Kobe beef is very very tasty.
Well… it’s not Foie Gras yet… but when it’s done cooking, it’ll be mighty damn tasty.
Would you rather eat animals that were cared for and loved by small children, then ripped from the sobbing childs arms and taken to be butchered?
Either way, humans were designed to eat meat, so animals were meant to die at our hands. No reason to not make it more efficiant and tasty.
What humans were “designed for” is a pretty stupid argument because we have about nothing in common with those cavemen everybody seems to refer to when running out of arguments.
If you wanna eat your meat like a caveman, try hunting and scavenging. Because when whatever happy(?) accident spewed mankind on this planet, this factory meat was still some million years away.
tl;dr: Nope, I’d rather eat the sobbing child.
There’s a huge middle ground that doesn’t involve torture.
wait…was the “child’s love” thing always an option? why didn’t anyone tell me? Tears are nature’s tenderizer!
Humans weren’t DESIGNED by anything/anyone. We evolved.
All mammalian predators have two things in common…. frontal positioned eyes for depth preception, and canine teeth for piercing meat. (And I do hunt… there’s still 2 deers worth of meat in my freezer) If humans were meant to be vegans, the eyes would be on the sides of your head to allow you to watch out for predators while you grazed… like cows or rabbits. (Not to mention that I have yet to meet a vegan who didn’t need to suppliment their “awesome diet” with vitamins)
But then: Why don’t I have claws? Surely evolution didn’t think “Hm, those guys will invent spears someday?” It’s not only about your metabolism, you know? There’s not only biological evolution but also social evolution (that’s why most men don’t rape their neighbor’s wife to spread superior semen). And if you want to live like the earliest humans, you’ll have to go scavenge. Live like a raccoon.
I’m no vegan, not even vegetarian – but arguing with how mankind lived some millennia ago is bollocks. If you rely on factory meat, you may as well rely on tasty little pills to supplement your vegan lifestyle.
nope…the muscles used for retracting/extending claws were modified to allow for better grasping ability…and the tough spike-like nails opened up unto softer flattened nails to allow for the soft sensitive flesh underneath them to grant better tactile response.
Thing about the pills…there was a health-food movement in the 20’s where they said that it would be better for you and the planet to only eat pills containing the exact amount of nutrients for you to live, and that the pills should be 100% synthetic because natural foods cause allergies. It’s amazing how things flip completely over.
Guys, guys. We’re omnivores. Sheesh.
meat is fine. have a burger. have a steak. does anyone need fucking foie gras? i guaranfuckingtee you no cave man was force feeding ducks and geese anything. they ate what they had, and what was there. argue this and you are a certified asshole. let the parade commence…
*sign*
“They ate what they had, and what was there.” This pic shows that we have ducks, and they are RIGHT THERE. So let us eat ducks if we so choose.
certified asshole
Correct 😉
Pretty sure caveman didn’t use forks either…. but when we find a way to make something better, then there’s no reason not to. I wonder how many people speaking out against it have ever tried foie gras before saying it’s a bad thing…. I’m sure if they tatsed it, realized how awesome it is, they’d lay off the hippee “let all eat lawn and hug animals” bull.
Yeah, you could say the same thing about kidney. Still taste’s like piss to me.
If something tastes good or not a) is up to the consumer and b) has nothing to do with the question of ethical treatment of animals – whatever one’s stance in that matter is.
But I guess if the Mongolians had a long and rich history of torturing cats to make them a delicacy, we’d eat that, too.
Denis Leary – “I eat meat because meat tastes like murder, and murder tastes pretty dam good!”
When it happens, you’ll be one of the first.
*DING* we have a winnar!!!11!
It tastes grrrrrrreat!
I’ll have another please.
THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE
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And it will ALL happen again!
oh piss off already. constantly referencing things…god you’re annoying.
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I remember that.
I WIN, I WIN!!! I got all of them.
Do I win a steak?
I can only care about so many things. I like eating meat, but on the other hand I don’t beat up homeless people.
you horrible person…think about all those poor homeless people who don’t get their daily beatings!
Too many stress hormones for too long a time can make animals less tasty. Treat them well and they taste better.
Kobe beef is a prime (no pun intended) example. The cows are given a healthy diet, given room to wonder, and are massaged frequently so they feel less stressed and because it acutally helps make them more tender once slaughtered. Kobe beef is very very tasty.
I wonder what the cows wonder about while they wander.
Yeah. But what you’re eating isn’t Kobe.
www.npr.org/2012/04/22/151153503/fake-food-thats-not-kobe-beef-youre-eating
The only time I had kobe beef was in Japan, as that is the only place you can get it. It was amazing.
which could be considered designed by nature
if it still tastes like piss you should wash it or cook it longer
fuck this damn reply button
IM A THUG
We’re not “meant to eat meat or not eat meat. We’re not “meant” to do anything except whatever the fuck we feel like.