Tom: >The second evidence against "raw is law" is simply the fact that wild animals >are often killed, and their remains cooked, by wildfires, as well as volcanos, >geysers, and even lightning strikes. It is also a fact that the cooked remains >of these animals are routinely eaten by wild carnivores and scavengers. I would say that a *very small* amount of cooked food is natural. In the same way, cows eat insects along with their grass, but a 100% raw-insect diet would certainly not be natural for them! Moreover, maybe cooked food is natural, but not mixed, salted, seasoned food. >Another obvious >example of wild animals eating cooked (and processed!) foods, is given >by the rats, seagulls, bears, and other animals that scavenge at landfills. I don't consider landfills as natural... Best, Jean-Louis.