reltbracco on Nostr: I brought up cows solely to demonstrate that it can’t be true that all plants are ...

I brought up cows solely to demonstrate that it can’t be true that all plants are dangerous to eat because they produce toxins. Some plants are even toxic to cows and have to be removed from fields where cows graze. But the point is that some plants are edible to cows, who only eat plants, so a blanket statement about plants is inappropriate.

Beyond not having pronounced carnivore dentition, we actually have omnivore dentition. We also have an omnivore gut. Herbivores have very long, complex guts, while carnivore guts are short. Ours, like other omnivores, are in between.

The effects of agriculture and the eating of plants at all are two different questions. The argument for a paleo diet makes a lot more sense to me than for lifelong carnivore.