On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 04:02:23 -0500, Keith Thomas <[log in to unmask]> wrote:


>>> I think it's important to note,
>>> therefore, that humans have *always* cooked, for as long as there have
>>> been humans.


How about this for a paraphrase: Perverts have *always* thought themselves
humans, and the rest of us therefore lesser creature, for as long as there
have been perverts.


  Remember that the paleolithic era ends only about 12,000
>>> or so years ago,
>

For whom? This seems one of the sweeping generalizations beloved of bad
historians. How about the Australian abos, Inuit, Aryans, Semites,
Dravidians etc.
Variety is the spice of life. IMO.


William




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Abandon the search for Truth; settle for a good fantasy.