The Human Mind

[mralstoner]

Your representation of Pottenger's study is dishonest and your inference about the effect of civilization ridiculous.

Ahem, Blind Freddy can see that with both animals and humans, the more denatured the diet, the quicker the degeneration, and the effects are cumulative over generations. You can quibble over the details of Pottenger if you want, but the general point remains valid.

One of the reasons civilisations rise and fall is because those inside the gates eat processed/denatured diets while those "barbarians" outside the gate eat natural foods. The stereotype of the fat, pasty Westerner with allergies is proof enough. Immigrants aren't labelled "vibrant" because of our imagination, they really are physically healthier. The West is a dying civilisation (on current trends) and denatured diet is a big part of it.