Scotty D.
10-24-2004, 11:23 AM
The topic was getting too off topic for RR, so I'll continue the discussion here...
Chimps are much much closer to Man than Gorillia's are.. ..:)))))))....
You're definitly right about the Chimps. They have yet to find a single digestive enzyme in humans that they have not found in chimpanzees. One can then surmise that we have yet to adapt to the unique molecules of cooked foods (as certainly chimps have not) and our appropriate diet is most likely very similar to that of a chimp. I will suggest that a main difference may be that a homo sapien diet would include aquatic foods, which I infer from the aquatic nature of our organism {Aquatic Ape Theory: http://www.primitivism.com/aquatic-ape.htm }.
Chimpazees eat %30 meat. Also with fruit, veg, and insects.
Are you sure about the 30% meat inclusion to a chimps diet? What I have read is that they occasionally hunt down monkeys and small animals, and that the Bonobo hunt only the small animals (such as rodents). I suppose food availability in different regions would fluxuate the amount of meat neccesary to consume by each region of chimp.
I often hear the arguement that humans are without the biology to hunt animals (such as claws or functional incisor teeth), and I found an interesting post regarding this on the Genefit Nutrition boards:
"There is much evidence nowadays that the Australopithecines (early human ancestors), living aprox. 3 to 4.4 million years ago were indeed scavengers besides eating large amounts of plant foods. Being a scavenger definitely solves the issue of the hunting capabilities, even though, nobody has proven yet that those early humans were actually not hunting at all. Chimps and Bonobos do hunt without tools or sophisticated weapons, which rather suggests that it was also possible for early humans."
Related to this, it is interesting that those who have practiced eating by sense of smell for some time quite prefer meat that is well-aged over that which is fresh.
We are hunters.
Though I feel I have now let go of my past attachment to the disinclusion of animal foods in the diet, I still find the term 'Hunter' or 'Predator' (in reference to humans) a bit extreme for an ape, particularly one that is less equipped than chimps or gorillas in terms of incisors; I certainly would not classify a chimp as primarily a predator. Though this is in denial of the Hunter archetype we find in most recent cultures, I assume the majority of recent culture to be in some denial of what is naturally inherent for us as a species.
Chimps are much much closer to Man than Gorillia's are.. ..:)))))))....
You're definitly right about the Chimps. They have yet to find a single digestive enzyme in humans that they have not found in chimpanzees. One can then surmise that we have yet to adapt to the unique molecules of cooked foods (as certainly chimps have not) and our appropriate diet is most likely very similar to that of a chimp. I will suggest that a main difference may be that a homo sapien diet would include aquatic foods, which I infer from the aquatic nature of our organism {Aquatic Ape Theory: http://www.primitivism.com/aquatic-ape.htm }.
Chimpazees eat %30 meat. Also with fruit, veg, and insects.
Are you sure about the 30% meat inclusion to a chimps diet? What I have read is that they occasionally hunt down monkeys and small animals, and that the Bonobo hunt only the small animals (such as rodents). I suppose food availability in different regions would fluxuate the amount of meat neccesary to consume by each region of chimp.
I often hear the arguement that humans are without the biology to hunt animals (such as claws or functional incisor teeth), and I found an interesting post regarding this on the Genefit Nutrition boards:
"There is much evidence nowadays that the Australopithecines (early human ancestors), living aprox. 3 to 4.4 million years ago were indeed scavengers besides eating large amounts of plant foods. Being a scavenger definitely solves the issue of the hunting capabilities, even though, nobody has proven yet that those early humans were actually not hunting at all. Chimps and Bonobos do hunt without tools or sophisticated weapons, which rather suggests that it was also possible for early humans."
Related to this, it is interesting that those who have practiced eating by sense of smell for some time quite prefer meat that is well-aged over that which is fresh.
We are hunters.
Though I feel I have now let go of my past attachment to the disinclusion of animal foods in the diet, I still find the term 'Hunter' or 'Predator' (in reference to humans) a bit extreme for an ape, particularly one that is less equipped than chimps or gorillas in terms of incisors; I certainly would not classify a chimp as primarily a predator. Though this is in denial of the Hunter archetype we find in most recent cultures, I assume the majority of recent culture to be in some denial of what is naturally inherent for us as a species.