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Ancestral Diets and Logical Fallacies
Ancestral Diets and Logical Fallacies
There is an appeal to ancient history: the idea that ancient beings were either "designed"—as from a creator—or "evolved" to eat in a certain way. Both are logical fallacies, but both are meant to be the "ex-cathedra" in a debate.
You read these logical fallacies in communities that claim they understand this. Here are some comments you will get:
Our ancestors ate xyz (fill in the blank) and never had the modern chronic diseases
Our teeth have (canines/molars), so we were designed to eat only (meat/plants)
You won't see broccoli on the walls of caves
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