On Wed, 21 Oct 1998, Don Wiss wrote: > To me Amadeus is a troll that gets his intellectual kicks out of hassling > meat eaters and trying to convert them to his way of eating. Just like > there are a couple guys that hang out in the rec.food.veg newsgroup and > hassle the vegetarians for their way of eating. I don't see it this way at all. Personally, I have no interest in becoming a vegetarian but I nevertheless find many of Amadeus's arguments challenging and significant, as should anyone who wishes to emphasize the gathering aspects of the hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Indeed, I think it is worthwhile to pay attention to his experience if only because he is quite unusual among vegetarians in attempting to implement a paleo-vegetarian diet. As far as I know, he is healthy. Yes, he is critical of the meat choices that predominate among many Neanderthin practitioners -- cow and pig muscle, to use his terms. But his criticisms are generally supported with scientific information. And he is not the only one who is skeptical of these choices. Those who have not read Loren Cordain's most recent article on the Paleodiet Forum list should probably do so. I would much rather have my assumptions challenged by Amadeus than retreat to a dogmatic slumber (to use Kant's wonderful phrase). Even though I am not inclined to become a vegetarian, I have learned a lot from thinking about and sometimes engaging his arguments. Todd Moody [log in to unmask]