Lynton writes:

Thanks, Tom for the info and work.
I appreciate your theoretical approach, RF should not avoid science but
embrace it.
Also, we need Stefan's practical info presentation ideas, tho I feel that
its easier to understand practical from a good theoretical base.  There seem
to be so many different practical methodologies that seem to work for
different people.
I feel that the headings are good, and that the detail would need to take
into account different approaches.
bye ;>)

>Stefan Joest <[log in to unmask]>:
>>It's up to you in which order you finally will present your informa-
>>tion. Take this just as my point of view. I am not so much concerned
>>with the fanatics in the raw food scene. I simply make sure, that our
>>ways will separate and that's it. If someone asks for literature I
>>will give a hint, that this or that author is quite fanatic and may
>>turn out to be "undigestable". :-)

>Tom:
>Thanks for the feedback. What you are suggesting appears to be very
>practical, and practice-oriented. What I have in mind is more theoretical,
>theory-oriented. I am more concerned with the why, with motivations, with
>expectations, than in giving detailed "how-to" advice. A detailed "how-to"
>approach is beyond the scope of the newsletter, and that's what the good
>books (Clement, Cousens, others) are for.

>I have seen that people become rawists for the wrong reasons, and many
>of them suffer harm because of that. My interest here is to get people
>started on a positive theoretical basis. Then when the fanatics come,
>with their idealistic/illusionary approach to rawism, people will
>recognize it immediately and reject them (and also, I hope, avoid harm).

>My goal is thus to sweep away the zealotry and dogma, then begin to build a
>foundation for an open, honest, positive raw foods movement - one that
>accepts reality rather than denys it. The newsletter articles are a
>very small step towards that goal.