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On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 10:47:51 EST, [log in to unmask] said:
> I would say that the main problem with goats milk, is that it is
> genetically designed to feed baby goats. are we baby goats? are
> we babies?
While this is a common argument, it tends to ignore one factor: evolution.
When humans made the switch from a hunter-gatherer society to farming, the individuals whose digestive systems were better adapted to grains and animal milk had a distinct advantage.
While I am not saying that modern humans require animal milk, we (or at least some of us) certainly have adapted to have it as a part of our diet.
While this may be an unpopular view to express on a milk-free list, humans did consume diary products long before there was a dairy lobby.
Best wishes,
Alex.
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