John,

check your bible again... wasn't Cain was a farmer ['tiller of the ground']?
the bible is a product of an agricultural society/culture, reflecting and imposing the concerns of 600 BC and later on very much older stories.

Dedy


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  From: John Holman 
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  Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 2:14 AM
  Subject: Re: PALEOFOOD Digest - 14 May 2004 - Special issue (#2004-198)


  Just found this in the archive:
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  > BTW  Ray,  did you know your NeanderThin diet is
  > also being called the Bible Diet?

  According to Genesis, mankind started out on an essentially raw food
  vegetarian diet. After the Deluge, mankind was given meat as food as well (see Gen. 9). Later additions to the diet, such as grains, did not come into play until the population had grown to the point where cities are mentioned. This occurred around the time of Babel, the cradle of civilization. Thus, God suggested fruit, vegetables, nuts, and meat. The rest was mankind's (un)doing. I was aware of this Biblical approach to diet long before Ray penned Neanderthin.

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  What goes around comes around (grin)

  John Holman
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