Written like a true political innocent. Is there a reason to assume that H-Gs were incapable of creating bullshit?

William


27/03/01 2:21:47 AM, Todd Moody <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Phosphor wrote:
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>> The Savannah bandits should cough
>> up the evidence that paleos actually ate large amounts of grains. No one
>> disputes it could be done, but unlike Amadeus' inwardly spiralling mental
>> universe, wishing it so doesn't  mean it happened.  More fabled tribes?
>
>Unfortunately, "could have" is often about as good as it gets.
>Where is the evidence that paleos actually ate blueberries,
>cabbage, apples, or any of a hundred other foods that we seem to
>accept as "paleo"?  For most of these, "could have" is all we
>have to go on.  Furthermore, we have the evidence that when
>paleos finally ceased being paleos and took up agriculture, they
>cultivated grains, not blueberries or bananas.  Anyone who says
>they didn't eat grains has to explain why they rather suddenly
>decided to change their whole way of life to raise crops that
>they previously didn't eat at all.
>
>Todd Moody
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