On Thu, 2 Jul 2009 12:18:10 -0400, Padraig Hogan 
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>I suggest you read Man The Hunted and similar books which completely 
>overturn the idea of man hunting for meat, 

I assume you mean Man th Hunter (edited by Richard Lee) based on the 1966 
symposium.  It was called Man the Hunter for a reason...because man hunts, 
which is contrary to your assertion that they ate fruits (and some 
insects/eggs).

Man is an omnivore and can eat a wide range of foods.  Either provide some 
reference to your claim that man is essentially a fruitarian, or stop with your 
unfouonded claims.

Also, you keep referring to Africa as if there is a limitless supply of fruit year-
round, which is not the case.  There are other parts of the world such as the 
arctic and northern europe during the last ice age where fruit was essentially 
non-existent, and only available seasonally if you count berries.  How do you 
explain this situation based on your theory that man ate mainly fruit?