I've probably touched on it before but the biblical diet was originally fruit. Placed in the garden of Eden we would have had plentiful supply of it all year around. After the fall, when removed from the garden, we then had seasons so God said we were to eat vegetables as well then. This of course being because fruit is not always in season so we need various phytochemicals from another source during those times: vegetables.
We're very blessed now that we can actually get fruit all year around.
The meat eating in the bible was actually linked to the sacrificial system and very rarely done.
This guy Walter Veith is a brilliant scientist and has done many experiments even on carnivorous animals which basically reveal they are far better off on a vegan diet. He says the most pure diet we can be on is fruit.
Of course after the fall certain things weren't always available so they began to eat eachother. Translocation of species forces them to behave differently to survive. For example a bird in New Zealand which only ate a certain type of berry had the trees removed by farmers, so out of desperation they actually attacked sheep. They would burrow into their back and eat the fat around their kidneys and sheep were dying all over the area.
The farmers were of course really unhappy with this so discovered the problem and replanted the trees. These birds then stopped killing sheep and went back to the berries :)
You know bears eat about 85% berries, and graze the rest of the time or eat other plants. They only time they eat Salmon is after hybernation when all of the plant life is frozen over; it is their only option in order to live.
The leader of a lion pride always gets the first bite out of a catch. They go straight for the stomach and eat the contents - plant food. They grow bigger and stronger than the rest! In fact many zoos feed lions and other carnivores vegetarian diets because they grow bigger, stronger, live longer and are friendly.
I'm just posting this because I see the bible being completely disregarded as trash here. Popular misconceptions of what the bible says are trash, for example eternal torment, worshipping on Sunday, the Pope (and generally the whole Roman Catholic church, it is actually revealed in biblical prophecy as a beast which will persecute God's people throughout the ages, and generally everyone else who disagrees with them), and all sorts of things.
I can completely justify my faith, generally by facts in the world around us. My favourite is the fruit facts :)
http://amazingdiscoveries.tv/category_list/ some interesting videos here in the Health section. Walter Veith's testimony under Sermons > Walter Veith is good.
Permalink Reply by beatpoet1978 on As I said, I don't mean to 'stir the pot', I made absolutely no personal commentary on the context of this post. I only asked that this thread be moved to a location that is more appropriate than the one it is currently posted under (i.e. Science) since it clearly is not. Please don't take offense as I mean none.
In response to Matt Willard, I genuinely believe that you speak from a lack of true understanding of the word faith. Science does not place faith above the ability to quantify and measure the beauty that exists in our world. It is absolutely majestic and I love all the world and it's interesting cracks and crevices, the expanse of space, and the metaphorical space inside our cells and genetic material. Even without conjuring a deity, there is so much beauty around us, and intense joy in understanding exactly HOW things work, not just "who" made them. I could concede to you the idea that there may be a creator, but that doesn't concede the beauty of exploring the internal and external world(s) around us, nor seeking the understanding of how these systems work. I grant you the ideology you have grown up learning and understanding, please grant me the ideology of mine without talking down to me. Peace.
Permalink Reply by Macuilxochitl on Hey, could you say that in more vivid language? I had to fight my way just through the second sentence, and still can't grasp any of it intuitively (that's where real understanding lies, after all).
My guess would be: For science, faith isn't needed to appreciate beauty. Or something along the lines.
Permalink Reply by Matt Willard on My intention was only to inject my world view not to down you beatpoet...please forgive me.peace to you as well
Permalink Reply by Fennec on I don't know, a lot of unquestionably scientific things have been discussed here, certainly provoked by the original topic.
I know it was directed to Matt Willard but I myself was brought up to be an atheist and believe in evolution and related topics. I was quite well read in all of it, and even agreed with most of what Richard Dawkins said at some point.
Being brought up to believe something doesn't mean it is true or healthy to continue in that. Sometimes you a shaking which will lead you to discover the true nature of reality.
Permalink Reply by eventhorizon on bears eat 85% berries? really? they gain enormous amount of weight when they're gorging on salmon. u really think that they eat less than 15% of their calories from meat? i think the bible has some good points, but there's alot of total garbage in there seriously, and granted alot of it was changed but it was still written by a bunch PEOPLE, not by some perfect perceiver.
Permalink Reply by Matt Willard on Yeah right....Perfect perception bud
Permalink Reply by Fennec on It still only eats Salmon because it has to.
Get a pet bear and see what happens :P
But yeah, look at nature and see what the largest animals generally eat? It's plant based food.
Look how large animals in the fossils are, and at the large mass of fruits, other plants which are no longer with us today. The 7-8 foot giant people fossils must have been eating those, as would have been all of the animals.
If you love fruit I imagine you'd want to be in a fresh new world will every variety that was every meant to be, and the perfect conditions for growing them. Even now people can grow giant organic strawberries and things by carefully controlling the soil. I want to do that :o
Imagine being able to eat those forever :D
I don't know what I'm on about. I'm really tired this evening :P
Permalink Reply by Nathan H. on This is great! I have been looking for something like this. Thanks for your work!
Permalink Reply by pradtf on i particularly like genesis 1:29 and genesis 1:30 both of which some people choose to ignore at their convenience and constipation.
This guy Walter Veith is a brilliant scientist and has done many experiments even on carnivorous animals which basically reveal they are far better off on a vegan diet.
well that certainly makes sense from a processing perspective. do you have any specific references for him, fennec? i'd be curious to know what he's done.
as far as raw goes, there's a saying:
"god created food, but the devil created cooks." :D
in friendship,
prad
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