Now They Are Coming After Our Food!

[Gondwanaland]

But of those we do know of (Neanderthals, Denisovans, "Hobbits" ...) all appear to have been omnivores like us.

Actually Neanderthals were largely herbivores as well, with occasional opportunistic meat eating. (In fact we've found Neanderthals in Spain whose dental plaque analysis reveals no evidence of ANY meat consumption)

BTW that whole "caveman diet"? A real caveman diet would be almost overwhelmingly plants.

[rogue06]

Of course. Most of the meat we consume around here comes from local free range farms. We also have a good source for raw goats milk.

I keep wanting to deer hunt. Lots of deer around here. This may be the year I get my first one. I want to make darn sure that my aim is spot on first.

Never shoot unless you are sure of a kill shot. Period.

[seer]

Don't blame me for the upcoming squirrelly revenge

I used to hunt deer. Even recounted here the time I put food on the table while trapped in a blizzard when still a young'un. I've never used a tree stand but have always stalked. You know, actually hunted.

The last time the deer literally walked toward me while I was removing a pebble from my boot. At that point I quit.

It became too easy.

Yes, I always stalked, well except for ducks... I just didn't have the heart to kill deer after the first one.

[seer]

One is nature. The other is cowardice from a person who wants to pretend they're a "hunter" and a meat-eater

And we are not nature? But you were speaking of being brutal. So which is more brutal - being torn apart alive? Or a clean shot?

[Gondwanaland]

And we are not nature? But you were speaking of being brutal. So which is more brutal - being torn apart alive? Or a clean shot?

We left nature a long time ago, hun. Since then we've been working our hardest to destroy it.

[seer]

We left nature a long time ago, hun. Since then we've been working our hardest to destroy it.

That makes no sense, especially for an atheist. There is nothing but nature...

[rogue06]

We left nature a long time ago, hun. Since then we've been working our hardest to destroy it.

We seek to alter our environment to make it more "suitable" for us pretty much like every other organism.

[Sparko]

We left nature a long time ago, hun. Since then we've been working our hardest to destroy it.

If we are indeed animals, then everything we do is "nature" - including using tools and technology. Like H_A said, every animal has their own special attributes, A gazelle has speed. A lion has claws and cunning. A hawk has vision and flight. Ours is intelligence and tool usage.

[Hypatia_Alexandria]

If we are indeed animals, then everything we do is "nature" - including using tools and technology. Like H_A said, every animal has their own special attributes, A gazelle has speed. A lion has claws and cunning. A hawk has vision and flight. Ours is intelligence and tool usage.

That would depend on how you define "intelligence". If it includes problem solving and a degree of spatial awareness then clearly many non-human animals exhibit "intelligence".

[Sparko]

That would depend on how you define "intelligence". If it includes problem solving and a degree of spatial awareness then clearly many non-human animals exhibit "intelligence".

and gorsh, most animals can see too, but I would say a Hawk or Eagle has especially good eyesight compared to most animals. Just like humans have a heck of a lot more intelligence than most animals.

[rogue06]

If we are indeed animals, then everything we do is "nature" - including using tools and technology. Like H_A said, every animal has their own special attributes, A gazelle has speed. A lion has claws and cunning. A hawk has vision and flight. Ours is intelligence and tool usage.

Indeed. Look at the effect that termites can have on an eco-system through their natural activities.

[Hypatia_Alexandria]

and gorsh, most animals can see too

The bird is problem solving.

, but I would say a Hawk or Eagle has especially good eyesight compared to most animals.

I would agree.

Just like humans have a heck of a lot more intelligence than most animals::

That again depends on how you define intelligence.

[Hypatia_Alexandria]

Indeed. Look at the effect that termites can have on an eco-system through their natural activities.

Do not forget the activities of beavers.

[rogue06]

Meanwhile it almost seems that Hollyweird has been seeking to make the concept of cannibalism more "mainstream": Cannibalism Chic?

Coincidence?

Every time I start to think that society cannot get worse. That we finally reached rock bottom

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