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From: devi@maisha.DEC (Gita L. Devi PKO1/D1  223-7046)
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Subject: diet and evolution
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Date: Tue, 13-Aug-85 09:09:18 EDT
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I agree with Sukie Crandall.  Our increasing consumption of meat may be a
contributing factor to our having bigger bodies, but what has it done to the
development of our consciousness?  Is man any wiser in the ways of the soul
today than he was over 2,000 years ago?  

All I see is that man has become increasingly expert in poisoning his body and
causing unnecessary suffering from stomach cancer, colon cancer, breast cancer,
lung cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure, stress, etc., etc., etc.
It's been said that a meat-based diet is a major contributing factor in man's
aggressiveness and war-like behavior (I know that there will be disagreement
on this point).

Man is not designed to be a meat-eater.  There are many studies and books
out detailing the differences between the bodies of carnivores, omnivores,
and herbivores.  Man is much closer to the herbivore in design.   

Gita Devi