Theos-Talk Archives (October 1999 Message tl00312)

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> From: <WLR7D@aol.com>
> Date: Friday, October 22, 1999 2:19 PM
> Subject: Re: carnivorism question

> Accounts of communication with the dead, NDEs, etc., are what recently
moved
> me off my nihilistic bent.  It would seem that an assembly and
concatenation
> of all information gathered from the other world(s) would be most
> enlightening.  Know of such a thing?

No, there have been some attempts, but I can only think of UK writers.
One of the first (and best) which consisted almost entirely of case
histories and orally communicated accounts from history was way back in
the 1960s or 70s.  The book was called "The Supreme Adventure" by Robert
Crookall, published (initially) by James Clark(e) [?] for the Churches'
Fellowship for Psychical Research.  Alas, I no longer have a copy, so
cannot offer an ISBN.
>
> A compelling argument can be made that you are genetically programmed
as a
> carnivore.  There is also much evidence clinically that this is true
since
> you will increase your risk of various diseases by abstaining from
animal
> products.  Wish it were not that way but it is.

Interesting. Vegetarians (I am now one) claim the reverse, but I haven't
looked at the arguments on either side.  I find meat-eating so repulsive
that I have stopped doing it.  This is an emotional response, I realize,
but after 10 years as a practicing veggie I have not had "various
diseases" apart from ongoing arthritis, which is genetically inherited.
But then, I didn't have much in the way of "various diseases" before!
>
> Just want to keep you kickin til I have cannabalized the rest of your
brain.

Still kickin'

Alan :-)