On Tue, 20 May 1997, Jeffrey Smith wrote:

> Of course, there are hints in the literal text that the situation was not
> so simple--I mentioned a couple, and you mentioned some more.  But the
> overall Scriptural ideal is pretty clear:  agriculture and domesticated
> livestock is the ideal society; a pretty clear contrast to the Paleodiet
> ideal.

We shouldn't forget that agriculture, whatever its health costs,
is what made advanced civilization possible.  It allows for the
ready production of surplus, which allows for increasing division
of labor, trade, record-keeping, writing, etc.  There are some
who interpret the symbolism of the early Scriptures in precisely
this way: a way of making a return to the hunter/gatherer
lifestyle "taboo".

As Ray Audette points out, it is only now that civilization has
produced technology and infrastructure sufficient to make a
return to the paleodiet an option for any but the wealthiest.

Todd Moody
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