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Dana Carpender

Shuurai wrote:

> wrote:
>
>>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.
>
>
> I used the word "eons" because it's commonly used to denote a really
> long time. I don't frankly care about the accuracy. The fact of the
> matter is, humans have been eating grains for most of our history as a
> species.

No, not in any quantity. Not as a staple food.

The systematic cultivation and collection of grains can be
> traced anywhere from 10,000 to 23,000 years ago, depending on who you
> ask. However, humans were eating grains long before that.

Really? As a staple food? Or a handful now and then?

Dana