Two million years ago "human" teeth were very different.  Why?  For a
different lifestyle than the lifestyle humans had 20 or 30 thousand years
ago.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Wally Ballou" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 8:56 PM
Subject: Re: ...protest too much...


> I note that you have neglected to support your accusations about my
> character, yet you seem to see fit to take the "risk" of continuing the
> debate with such a distasteful character as myself...  However, I'll take
> a chance, and give it another shot...
>
> Well... you say that the information you accept shows that humans evolved
> to virtually their current state about 2 million years ago, and that they
> then managed to survive without fire for about a half million years
> beyond that.  Of course, during that period, they would not have had
> access to any of the foods which requires fire to make them edible.  Of
> course, that means that not only did they evolve for millions of years
> without those "non-paleo" foods, but they also managed to survive quite
> well for a heck of a long time after becoming fully human.  After all the
> fuss you've kicked up, you seem to be confirming what I've stated from
> the beginning...  I don't see your problem with Ray's theories...
>
> As for modern "paleo" people eating food raw, that's an entirely
> different discussion which has no place in the basic discussion of which
> foods could have been eaten by pre-tech humans.
>
> I still await your evidence of my unprovoked mistreatment of you, or your
> retraction of those accusations.
>
>
> On Sun, 2 Dec 2001 10:00:47 EST Sheryl Canter <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> > Wally wrote:
> > > No matter what the actual date is,
> > the fact remains that, as Ray suggests, the human animal had
> > evolved
> > substantially to its current state (particularly in terms of the
> > digestive system) BEFORE the use of fire.
> >
> > Ray may have said this, but that doesn't mean it's correct.  (Also
> > note that
> > Ray himself does not eat raw meat.)
> >
> > The human animal appeared in its modern form about 2 million years
> > ago (see
> > "The Paleolithic Prescription", Eton Boyd et al).  The most recent
> > evidence
> > says that humans have had the use of fire for at least 1.5 million
> > years.
> > That means that humans had the use of fire for virtually their time
> > on earth.
> >
> >      - Sheryl
> >
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