Fred:
> Raw meat eater are happy to say that apes eat animal food (only 0.8% for
> the orangutan and less than 5% for the chimpanzee). But they forget to
> ...<snipped>...
> But could it be  possible that these animals are very diffent from each other, and that
> we are even more different from them?

You are somewhat incoherent here. On the one hand, you seem to find
important to prove that gorillas are vegans (which is controversial, to
say the least); on the other hand, you say that it's not important, that
humans are different.

Yes, I agree that humans are different. In my opinion, studies about human
evolution (cf. Ward's interview or the Paleodiet list archives)
consistently show that humans eat much more animal food than apes.

> Dr. J. Lovewisdom said that monkeys are degenarated species of humans!

... And you believe him?? Monkeys like chimpanzees are "cousins" of
humans. Humans are not ancestors of chimps, and chimps are not ancestors
of humans.

> There's evolution but what about de-volution? The basic assumption in
> the raw-food world is that everything out there in nature is perfect. I
> don't believe that.

Neither do I. Disease, birth defects, social exclusions, rapes, incests,
murders exist in nature, among wild animals.

> and suggested that carnivores may be degenarated species, once
> vegetarians. I don't think that's true, but who knows the truth anyway?.

You can't judge if this assertion is true without defining clearly what
"degenerated" means. Saying that a species is "degenerate" because it eats
meat is not a definition because your reasoning then becomes circular.

The only thing I see is that carnivores (lions, eagles, etc) often have
remarkable physical abilities, and a larger brain than herbivores. I don't
call that a degeneration.

Best wishes,

Jean-Louis
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