Shuurai wrote:
> > > Well, regardless of what you think humans are "meant" to be eating, the
> > > fact of the matter is that wheat, barley, and so forth have been
> > > staples of human consumption for eons.
> >
> > Um, no. From dictionary.com, a definition of "eon"
> >
> > 1. An indefinitely long period of time; an age.
> > 2. The longest division of geologic time, containing two or more eras.
> >
> > 10,000 years doesn't fit the definition.

Four eons so far: Hadean, Archean, Proterozoic, and Phanerozoic.
>
> Well, gee whiz you got me on the "eon" thing... now how in the hell is
> that relevant to the point of the discussion?

Points out that you were wrong by roughly four orders of magnitude.
Seems relevant, given that evolution takes time.
>
> But just to make you happy:
> Well, regardless of what you think humans are "meant" to be eating, the
> fact of the matter is that wheat, barley, and so forth have been
> staples of human consumption for a really, really gosh darn long time.

Roughly ten thousand years, sure.


> > > You might consider the fact that we humans have molars - teeth
> > > specifically designed for grinding fiberous materials like *gasp*
> > > grains;
> >
> > Or vegetables and nuts.

> Molars are more specialized towards grains than veggies - though nuts
> are certainly a possibility.
>
> > >>Humans were meant to eat meat, eggs,
> > >>green leafy vegetables, and certain berries. They were certainly not
> > >>meant to eat wheat grass.

> > We wouldn't have enzymes
> > > specifically designed for digesting them.
> >
> > We don't. We do have carbohydrate digesting enzymes, but they're
> > equally applicable to fruits and vegetables.

More. Uncooked grains aren't particularly digestible.