On Tue, 31 Oct 2000 10:27:45 -0800 Wally Day <[log in to unmask]> writes: > 5. As you say, this is a silly argument. I'm done. But I'll bet he's not... Note that he never really answered my challenge to postulate an ACTUAL vegetarian (or near vegetarian) diet that paleo man or prehuman could have eaten. He goes as far as admitting that they were not entirely vegetarian, but then he also tries to imply that they could not possibly have survived on the wide variety of animal foods that would have been available year 'round. It's easy for him to muddy the issue by stating that it's possible to get all the "essential" amino acids from vegetable sources, and ignore the fact that grains and legumes were virtually unavailable. Further, such veggie sources that WERE available would have been of a wide variety, but it would seem unlikely that there would often have been a sufficient smorgasbord at most times and in most places to make a vegetarian diet remotely possible for more than very brief periods (if at all). OTOH, despite all his comments about "protein toxicity," and unassailable megafauna, it's pretty easy to come up with a reasonable diet rich in animal foods ranging from grubs, worms, insects, fish and other aquatic critters, all the way up to small and medium sized birds, mammals, and reptiles, plus of course, a nice assortment of paleo fruits, nuts, and veggies as "side dishes..." We'd just better hope that if Amadeus and I ever meet, he doesn't tell me that he hasn't had a bite for days, or I'll be forced to demonstrate just what hominid dentition (even my "tame" version) was meant for... :-) (explanation below for those who need it...) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A funny thing happened on my way to the theater tonight. A bum came up to me and said he hadn't had a bite for days... so I bit him... Henny Youngman, comedian, 1906-1998 ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.