On May 11, 2008, at 3:53 PM, Paleogal wrote:
>> cooking was important in the development
> and
>> advancement of human beings.
>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Ken
>
> Agreement here. I believe cooking evolved us for one simple
> reason. Nutrients become more bio-available when cooked. I also can
> imagine that cooking came into existence with a bolt of lighting
> that started a fire. Oliva
I agree about the apparent advancement, but I ascribe it solely to
the enabling of larger groups to exist and stay in one spot - in
other words, civilization. Agriculture and cooking allowed many more
individuals to exist less well on inferior food.
ginny
All stunts performed without a net!