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[-] MilitantVegan@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago
[-] Dabundis@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

Multiple different things can be dumbass pseudoscience, actually. Any time someone starts talking about what humans "were meant to eat", I'm done listening. Humans can and do survive and thrive on an extremely broad variety of diets. It's part of why societies were able to develop in so many different places.

[-] 1stTime4MeInMCU@mander.xyz 8 points 1 year ago

Right, exactly. This is what I said. Humans _can _ survive on vegan diets. So the question becomes, if it’s possible to live a totally healthy normal life not eating meat, should you? This is the moral line that vegans come down on differently than the typical meat eater.

Nobody is arguing that humans can’t eat meat or that it wasn’t beneficial for our ancestors to be able to. The question is, if it’s not required, is it moral? Btw, veganism is about harm reduction. There are people to this day in impoverished countries who are actually required to eat meat to achieve sufficient nutrient intake. You will find 99% vegans having no problem with those people. But if you live in a country with basic infrastructure you probably have enough to at least significantly reduce meat intake

[-] Dabundis@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Hi there! You appear to be interpreting some type of meat eating ideology from my comment. Let me encourage you to take it at face value - the only intent is to criticize the idea that humans are "meant" to eat particular foods, an idea present both in the meme that started this thread and in the above mentioned paleo diet

[-] 1stTime4MeInMCU@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

We are agreeing lol. My point is that vegans do not actually make this argument. I have yet to ever hear it made unironically. Sometimes it is made in jest because it is made to us with sincerity from meat eater ideology.

[-] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

My point is that vegans do not actually make this argument.

The meme is literally making this argument.

I see nothing indicating the meme is intended to be ironic. Considering the number of people taking this at face value, at best this was communicated poorly.

[-] 1stTime4MeInMCU@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Because memes are 100% serious and meant to be taken at face value. Perhaps there is an overreaction from sensitive meat eater who don’t like being the butt of the joke for once

[-] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

Doesn't sound like it's the "meat eater" over reacting and getting upset here...

[-] MilitantVegan@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

To be honest I do largely agree with you on this. What we did eat should not really determine what we should eat now.

[-] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

If anything is dumb it's limiting your diet.

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