[Ol' Dan Tucker]

Did you ever look at the human dentition compared to a cow's or a dog's? It represents a convergence of both. The anterior incisors and canines are closely related to carnivores, for tearing and ripping meat, while the posterior molars are better suited to grinding and mashing fruits and grains. We have developed to eat both. Of that there can be no doubt.

This is in conflict with the article you linked above.

The article claims that man originally was a plant-eater, but then a couple of million years ago 'switched' and added meat to his diet and as a result the teeth adapted to the new chewing requirements.

Which is to say, that we originally weren't designed as carnivores, but herbivores.

[TomB]

I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. I am saying that we are now omnivores. The only reason that we don't have a pavlovian reflex to raw meat is that it has been bred out of us (we have "outgrown" it).

The concept seems pretty simple to me.

[mcg1969]

Which is to say, that we originally weren't designed as carnivores, but herbivores.

Even though I am not a young-earth creationist, I do find it interesting that this is consistent with the Biblical evolution of our diet.

Back to science, though: even if what you say is true, it is not in itself an argument to return to vegetarianism, because our bodies have now adapted to meat eating. The question remains: has it adapted to tolerate meat eating, or to prefer it.