Reply #218: Not really

[MonkeyFunk]

because the implications you're drawing are unfounded.

We're not at the top of the food chain because we're stronger. A cow could kill me. A pig could kill me. Many animals we eat could kill us - but they didn't evolve to do that. We're at the top of the food chain for myriad reasons.

This is the classic mistake that people make when they extrapolate Darwin to social policy - they say that the "fittest" should win. Or conversely, people condemn "social darwinism". But there's no such thing - Darwin can't reasonably be applied to anything other than biology.

We evolved as omnivores, as did many other animals. We don't eat other animals simply because we have the power to do so - we do it because it's what we've done for hundreds of thousands - probably millions - of years. Our bodies require animal products (to avoid a fight, I will stipulate that in the 30 years, supplements have become available that obviate that need, but nonetheless, we evolved with those needs.)

Those needs made us eat meat.

Living without animal products is certainly possible, as is chastity. But a smart man wouldn't bet on either becoming popular.