More people should know about this conjecture, and for anyone looking for a vegan-related research project, I believe the world would benefit from more research in this area (which I suspect would support the conjecture).
I see. My personal intuition is that it wouldn’t convince many people. I mean, cooked food includes cooked meat. So, unfortunately, their argument that we have evolved to have meat in our diets still stands.
Humans are cucinivores—the conjecture all vegans should know
The crux: humans are a new and unique type of eater: cucinivores. We evolved to eat cooked food.
More on this here:
Humans as cucinivores: comparisons with other species (2015)
The Whippet #152: Omnivores vs Cucinivores (2022) [this is a friendlier write-up of the first paper]
Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human (2009)
More people should know about this conjecture, and for anyone looking for a vegan-related research project, I believe the world would benefit from more research in this area (which I suspect would support the conjecture).
I’m afraid I’m failing to connect the dots. How do you see this being related to veganism, and how do you see researching this making an impact?
One common argument against veganism is that humans are carnivores. We aren’t. We are designed to eat cooked food.
I see. My personal intuition is that it wouldn’t convince many people. I mean, cooked food includes cooked meat. So, unfortunately, their argument that we have evolved to have meat in our diets still stands.