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Originally Posted by aberkok
The appeal to evolution is sad for someone living in modern society using a computer. We didn't evolve to do a lot of the things we do. Couldn't polygamy be defended by an evolution argument? We have evolved the ability to progress socially, and to me that means finding an alternative to slaughtering billions of animals and destroying our oceans (ever heard of the term "bycatch?" - look it up).
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It's not an appeal to evolution; it's a realistic assessment of our natural history and our nutritional needs.
Your socially progressive ways might turn you psychologically into a vegetarian/vegan. But all the biophysical evidence points to humans having been, and continuing to be, omnivores.