The first humans were fruitarians… doesn’t this intertwine perfectly with the Garden of Eden story?
"Primitive" humans ate only raw fruits and vegetables… fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts can be eaten freely without any adverse effects (for healthy people w/o allergies) whereas more modern food such as meat, dairy, eggs are cholesterol and saturated fat-laden and are unfit for human consumption, causing an array of illnesses that other animals are not prone to.
People who believe in Evolution should take a look at this. Genesis 1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
You see, the first humans did thrive on such a diet and that’s why you sometimes hear miracle stories of people healing their diabetes by going on a raw vegan/fruitarian diet… it’s because it was the original diet appointed by God, and it was the diet intended for man before the fall…
Ishtar – Try saying that you can’t thrive on a vegetarian diet to the Buddhists in China who are pure vegetarians… or to the 400 million vegetarians in India many of which avoid dairy?
Look no further than America, there is an estimated 1~2 million vegans living here, and 20 million vegetarians…
Einstein was a vegetarian.
B12 is found in soil, unwashed vegetables can provide it but are not very reliable as they were before modern agriculture & chemicals that killed it…
HC – I see those pointy teeth but they’re pathetic compared to the ones found on other omnivorous animals. I mean, if you’re really going to use that argument, why don’t you try biting on a pig’s neck and then try digesting its flesh raw as an omnivore would? Good argument… SIKE
WTF is a "fruitarian"?…the rest of the question…big steamy pile of crap…oh oh, I see a deletion coming…
admin on March 4th 2010 in Diabetes Fruits and Vegetables
?Red Panda? responded on 04 Mar 2010 at 7:01 am #
There is no such thing as a fruititarian. The word you are looking for is herbivore…..
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Gazoo responded on 04 Mar 2010 at 7:47 am #
Err….no they didn’t. We have hunting weapons on every dig you want to name.
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St. Alia responded on 04 Mar 2010 at 8:13 am #
Seriously?
Homo habilis (a homo sapien ancestor) was already supplementing their diet with meat. So, no dear, they weren’t fruitarians.
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Caboose responded on 04 Mar 2010 at 8:46 am #
Sorry, I look at my science books.
You are a sad individual. I’ve lost a little hope in humanity because of this.
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Son of Wonder Weirdo responded on 04 Mar 2010 at 9:10 am #
Ignorant believer.
The first humans lived off of a diet of wild fruits, vegetables, remnant kills, and fish pulled from shallow waters.
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Sunday Lunch responded on 04 Mar 2010 at 9:20 am #
Good point, our appendix is now superfluous as we no longer have a primary diet of raw leaves
EDIT: Should of read the question properly, I ass-u-me you were talking pro Evolution
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Ishtar responded on 04 Mar 2010 at 9:39 am #
Primitive humans ate anything that didn’t eat them first – yes, that included fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, roots, and anything that wasn’t actually poisonous, but also included small animals, insects, worms, birds’ eggs, and whatever else they could get their hands on. Chimpanzees do the same today. Currently, since the human species has lost its ability to sythesize Vitamin B-12, it is forced to eat a certain amount of animal food in order to avoid pernicious anemia. We cannot survive on a totally vegetarian diet any more. A high-sugar fruit diet is one of the worst for diabetics; the best is one with plenty of lean meat and low-carb vegetables. Starches should be complex if eaten at all.
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HC responded on 04 Mar 2010 at 10:04 am #
See those big, pointy teeth just to the sides of your incisors?
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Serene E responded on 04 Mar 2010 at 10:23 am #
Funny. I thought finding arrows and animals bones in caves meant that they killed animals and ate them. Not EVERYONE were herbivores, honey!!!
Boy, doesn’t someone have an agenda!!!!
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Saint Onle responded on 04 Mar 2010 at 10:37 am #
Yes, primitive humans did eat a lot of raw stuff … they also had horrible life expediencies. So I’m not so sure I want to do what they did.
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Boy Puddles responded on 04 Mar 2010 at 11:04 am #
Listen, why don’t you cut the bull and answer me this: How is it that a mass murderer, on death row, gets picked up by your agency, turned into a friggen cyborg, and then set loose on a killing spree?
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Kimmie responded on 04 Mar 2010 at 11:18 am #
asalaam aleikum
I agree with you, sorta…I’ve been vegetarian for over two years now, which has made me much healthier. but I think it’s the hormones and all that other crap they put into animals before killing them that makes meat unhealthy. I’m sure eating meat would be healthier if it’s all organic without steroids and whatnot.
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? Angie responded on 04 Mar 2010 at 11:42 am #
Genesis 1:30 And to all beasts of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to all that move upon the earth, and wherein there is life, that they may have to feed upon. And it was so done.
Why cherry pick?
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carpiegrl responded on 04 Mar 2010 at 11:47 am #
Its all subjective.
The most "primitive humans" are hard to determine. When do we draw the line on human and human ancestor? Is Lucy, australopithicus, a primitive human in this sense? If she is, is ardipithicus? Yes, some VERY early human ancestors were herbivores, but some were also omnivores.
I am glad you are looking for science to fill the holes, explain and go hand in hand with your religion. It indicates that you are an intelligent, answer-seeking individual that is not only interested in science, human origins and still stand steady in your beliefs! I applaud you! I may not be religious myself, but religious folks who are open minded and curious about science and evolution make me think maybe there is hope for the future US population.
I can’t stand people who don’t believe in evolution. I know its a little narrow-minded, but as an anthropology minor, I can’t stand people telling me the fossil record is a lie and that humans and dinosaurs lived at the same time….
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River of Life responded on 04 Mar 2010 at 12:18 pm #
After the flood, meat was incorporated in the diet
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Thank God I'm Atheist responded on 04 Mar 2010 at 1:02 pm #
WTF is a "fruitarian"?…the rest of the question…big steamy pile of crap…oh oh, I see a deletion coming…
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Bob B responded on 04 Mar 2010 at 1:09 pm #
Please, please, PLEASE tell me that question was a joke. Where to begin?
1- Humans are omnivorous animals. The first humans ate meat- our ancestors hunted animals for meat. End of discussion.
But to continue:
2- There is no evidence whatsoever that going on a vegetarian diet cures anything. On the contrary, meat contains several essential nutrients that it is very difficult to get through plant material alone. Your so-called "miracles" were almost certainly diseases that healed anyway at the same time as the vegetarian diet (statistically, it’s not unlikely, and correlation doesn’t necessarily equal causation), but there are many cases of vegetarians who suffered from anemia.
3- The only diseases humans get that animals don’t from their food is because we, having more food than we need, often eat too much, and because a lot of it does contain artificial additives that aren’t too healthy.
Did you ever think that there are plenty of animals that eat only meat, and they don’t get these diseases?
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Reileah 2.0 responded on 04 Mar 2010 at 1:21 pm #
I like pie.
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Law & Order: Intarwebz Unit 2.0 responded on 04 Mar 2010 at 2:07 pm #
Go take a biology lesson, dear. Our species has always been made up of omnivores, although our diet included more fruits, vegetables, berries, nuts, etc. in the past. Humans require the fat and protein found in animal products, and while fruit contains most of the nutrients needed for survival, an all-fruit diet won’t sustain good health.
Our evolutionary ancestors included many herbivores and frugivores (the proper term for a fruit-eating animal), this does not change the fact that our current dietary needs require more than just fruit and vegetables.
No, fruit-eating does not prove the garden of Eden story. You’re grasping at straws.
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Interesting spin you put on that responded on 04 Mar 2010 at 2:42 pm #
There were different groups of early humans, some hunter-gathered berries and animals, others foraged along sea shores.
At no time was meat off the menu, just about every single archaeological dig site has weaponry for hunting , and primitive knives for cutting flesh.
Please don’t embarrass yourself further by attempting to mix your silly story up with real Scientific facts.
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ash_griff1 responded on 04 Mar 2010 at 3:28 pm #
simply u cannot use the bible as proofe because simply the bible has not been proven. why are some people so stupid!
look at pastafariansim its retartded but uses the same arguements as christianity just to show how monged out and lsd druiven your religion is! get a life and deal with it
GOD IS NOT REAL!
prove to me god is real by proper science with no bible references and i might, possibly, perhaps, one day, (probably not) believe in him. but i will never worship him because humans are better than that. We evolved to rule the world!
peace be with you LMAO
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i hold no belief that i will not be deleted for this and am fully expevting a religious moron to report this because they cant handle the truth… OR CAN YOU?