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We can see that food habits amongst mankind has changed during evolution. So to answer the question whether or not mankind was born vegetarian, we would first need to determine when mankind was first created. Don't you think? How far back can we go and how accurate would that be?
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Urmila
. Stone-age People.. Vegetarians.?
I have already answered this Question that...
... initially the Mankind were Non-vegetarians...
..mainly living upon Fish, Eggs and Birds.
Then became Vegetarians gradually by trying with Fruits, Vegetables, Leaves, Tender-Bamboos, Sugar-canes and the like...
..following the Vegetarian Creatures like Monkeys, Elephants, Deers etc.
Then they learnt Farming... which lead to making Grains as their main Food subsequently.
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.World Famous Vegetarians.. Examples amongst many.
Albert Einstein - Germany - Advanced Scientist
Thomas Alwa Edison - USA - Advanced Scientist
Leonardo Da vinci. - Italy - Advanced Painting Artist cum Sculptor.
Pythagoras - Greece - Advanced Mathematcian - Research Scholar in Geometry.
Oliver Goldsmith - UK - Writer cum English Poet.
George Bernard Shaw - UK - Writer cum Dramatist.
Baldwin Billy - USA - Hollywood Actor
Benjamin Franklin - USA - Multi-talented Genius - Scientist cum Statesman.
Dr Kenneth Kaunda - Zambia. - Founder President of Zambia - African Sociologist.
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It might be good to know why they became vegetarians and in which way any of their reasons support the propositions you have set out in trying to decipher whether or not mankind is born vegetarian in an attempt to find the truth. As it stands, it tells us nothing and only leaves room for more criticism.
None of us here... are either Teacher or Student...Quote:
Originally Posted by *Urmila*
Everyone of us have our own varying stands on this common subject for Mankind.
So whatever information you need... please search and find out...
..leading to your conclusion... to answer the Question of this Thread... if you are so interested.
Is Mankind.. BORN VEGETARIAN.??.!!
If you feel... the answer is NO.. please post so here... elaborating your thoughts and justifications.
What is there to criticise.. either Pro or Anti.?
After all this is just a DISCUSSION FORUM.
.. I am just one amongst you all...
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Ok, by your own admission, you say mankind was initially non-vegetarian, but later evolved to become vegetarian. If that is the case, then how can you claim they were born vegetarian?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sudhaama
Did cows, deer, elephants - all start off by being non-vegetarians, before evolving into a vegetarian (herbivorous, to be correct) species?
Sudhaama,
With all due respect, it might be a good idea to change your question to something like:- Is vegetarianism a good or bad thing, by examining the effect it has on the lives of individuals. You might be able to gather more evidence to support answers.
With the present question, I see an anxiety to take a "subjective" position and to do so prematurely which could have been the basis for so many attacks.
I know your intentions are good, but you have made conclusions and pointed fingers while you claimed that the discussion is still going on in search of answers.
:exactly: Blood shedding is not the only way to find out that you are actually ‘killing’ a life.Quote:
Originally Posted by kannannn
In fact plants are more innocent it doesn’t have any strong self-protective mechanisms, we took this as an advantage, that’s it!
Bang! :thumbsup:Quote:
Truth is truth, no matter how big our ego is to accept it!!
God created various creatures and suiting to their Functional demands, he created the Apt foods too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Badri
He also shaped the Bodily features for each creature... to reach, acquire, eat, digest and assimilate into the system.
In such a course... Nature has created certain Living-beings as Vegetarian Species and some others as Non-Veg Species.
For example Dog is a Non-Veg Specy. But there are cases... where the Dogs have been brought up as Vegetarian only all along.
But it cannot concluded even in that case that Dog is a BORN-VEGETARIAN.
similarly there are some Monkeys which live upon Insects and such other NV stuff. But that cannot change its Innate classification as Born-Vegetarian.
It is the Food compatibility... matching with the Activities and Bodily Features.
For example the Scorpian has been made as one of the Foods for the Lizard. So its body is immune for the Scorpian stings and Poison... while eating its prey.
Man is the most Brainy creature... God has ever created...
.. with minimum needs of Bodily functions. But maximum by Wisdom.
In such a case.. what is the broad Classification amongst the two groups?...
..Apt for Mankind?.. which means the answer...
Mankind Born V or NV.
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I am so carried away with this topic for some reason. Sorry.
One would imagine at the time of creation of man, God was closest to man and would have instructed what kinds of foods to eat and the reasons for such choices rather than leaving man to figure it out by trial and error and with uncertainty remaining.
Even in the time of Christ, his disciples were instructed to eat animals with hooves (described in a certain way that excludes pigs), fishes with scales… The only ones I can remember. There were good reasons for such choices when compare to alternatives – other animals, fishes and birds.
So my question is - if man was told what to eat and what not to from inception, why is it that through later discovery, man is in the position to make better decisions in foods choices? How should this be related back to the initial question?