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On Tue, 20 May 1997, Jeffrey Smith wrote:
> Of course, there are hints in the literal text that the situation was not
> so simple--I mentioned a couple, and you mentioned some more. But the
> overall Scriptural ideal is pretty clear: agriculture and domesticated
> livestock is the ideal society; a pretty clear contrast to the Paleodiet
> ideal.
We shouldn't forget that agriculture, whatever its health costs,
is what made advanced civilization possible. It allows for the
ready production of surplus, which allows for increasing division
of labor, trade, record-keeping, writing, etc. There are some
who interpret the symbolism of the early Scriptures in precisely
this way: a way of making a return to the hunter/gatherer
lifestyle "taboo".
As Ray Audette points out, it is only now that civilization has
produced technology and infrastructure sufficient to make a
return to the paleodiet an option for any but the wealthiest.
Todd Moody
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