In a message dated 09/06/1999 8:10:41 AM Pacific Daylight Time, Mowthpeece
writes:
>
> > "Anna L. Abrante" wrote:
> > > how is it that *we* *burn* meat, but HG's don't?
> > How did this become us vs. them? I think I was just talking about
> > a possible explanation of why meat eaters in modern time would (in
> > studies) have a higher correlation with colon cancer. Meat being one
> > of those foods that gets burned more often than other foods might be
> > a possible explanation for the link.
> >
> > Ilya
> > PS Btw, why all the sarcasm?
> >
> >
> One of the things that bothers me most about these lists is how
> people read into what is written. The written word has NO INFLECTION.
> When we make an emphasis, it is just that, an emphasis.
> There is no such thing as sarcasm in the normally written word.
> There are sarcastic words, like expletives, and words that are directly
> meant to insult, like offensive names. But I don't ever use those. I
> particularly didn't use any here.
>
> If anyone ever reads sarcasm in writing that does not contain
> expletives or insults, it is because they want to. And it's
> more of a reflection on them and their mood, than what is
> written.
>
> Maybe you
> can re-read my post with a bit of a change in attitude, like a
> smile on your face. Then you'll know what mood I was in
> when I wrote it. (sincere suggestion)..I am a bit curious
> as to why you would *want* (intentional emphasis) to read it
> as sarcastic. Could you not see the value in the question?
>
> I'm sorry that you suffered the sting of
> imagined sarcasm. But I don't see anything in my post that is
> sarcastic. The words I emphasized are that way to differentiate
> them from one another in comparison,,for example,,,I will write
> it again..."how is it that *we* (modern society types as opposed to
> hunter gatherers) *burn* (as opposed to cooking it correctly and
> healthfully) meat, and hunter gatherers don't?" Don't they ever
> leave meat on the spit too long by accident?..Don't some of them
> enjoy the taste of their meat well done?..and if so, why don't
> they suffer the diseases we do here?..I even went so far as to
> accept your comment about the antioxidants as being an
> effective defense..this is a serious
> question I am asking....no emotion here..no sarcasm....
>
> And as for the "us vs. them" thing.....huh? What are you
> talking about? The only us/them thing I see, is for the use of
> comparison,,,which obviously is what we do here every day on
> this list by comparing our diets with those of HG's....what
> other us vs them thing can there be?
>
> I am genuinely puzzled. ,':-o
>
> Anna
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