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[–]RarelyReadReplies 92ポイント93ポイント  (65子コメント)

Wow... Stuff like this makes it hard to pretend that they're just mindless beasts.

[–]snaps_-Playing Otter-[S] 41ポイント42ポイント  (0子コメント)

Especially since it's so hard to disconnect "problem-solving", like what we imagine going through when seeing something like this, from what we think and feel while doing it.

[–]doobyrocks 43ポイント44ポイント  (2子コメント)

Cows are smart. In fact, there have been studies that have shown they have best friends and they get depressed if separated from them.

[–]Calimhero 5ポイント6ポイント  (1子コメント)

Cows are a lot smarter than people believe.

[–]dontdonk 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Thats because they act so stupid. All of my families cows do the dumbest things, often.

[–]Krildon 7ポイント8ポイント  (6子コメント)

I don't pretend they're mindless beasts. But they are super tasty and I'm an apex predator. Edit: Spelling

[–]sumant28 0ポイント1ポイント  (3子コメント)

[–]Krildon 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Interesting, I'll be sure to avoid trying to bite a giraffe! Sounds dangerous.

[–]shadowstrlke 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

Interesting, but many parts of the videos compares carnivorous and herbivorous, with very brief mentions of omnivorous. Even when omnivorous are mentioned, the point is dismissed simply by saying that "omnivorous retain features similar to carnivorous so as to hunt".

Also, many points about the design of our physiology (esp the parts about our teeth and jaws) are compared to carnivorous that have to hunt with their teeth/claws, while humans utilise tools and thus do not need the same canine teeth etc. Humans could simply have started off as herbivorous and adapted to become omnivorous, while keeping many of the herbivorous traits as we circumvent the need of carnivorous adaptations by utilising tools.

A lot of the other points about stomach sizes etc, doesn't take into the account that humans have learnt to store, preserve and cook food, so we do not need to have the same design as most carnivorous. E.g. the point about the low pH of stomach which is required to kill bacteria in decaying flesh.

Disclaimer: Not a biologist or anything but this makes sense in my head. Open to discussion

Edit: Also consider the Panda, which is often said to have tonnes carnivorous traits. Still eats bamboo.

[–]sumant28 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Interesting, but many parts of the videos compares carnivorous and herbivorous, with very brief mentions of omnivorous. Even when omnivorous are mentioned, the point is dismissed simply by saying that "omnivorous retain features similar to carnivorous so as to hunt".

I think what she is setting out to say is simply that we have traits of herbivores and given the fluid spectrum that omnivores are in it makes more sense to err in that direction

Also, many points about the design of our physiology (esp the parts about our teeth and jaws) are compared to carnivorous that have to hunt with their teeth/claws, while humans utilise tools and thus do not need the same canine teeth etc. Humans could simply have started off as herbivorous and adapted to become omnivorous, while keeping many of the herbivorous traits as we circumvent the need of carnivorous adaptations by utilising tools.

Yes, this is exposition to claim we started off not as carnivores but like many other great apes herbivores (specifically frugivores). The most important question I think is whether our digestive systems are optimised for plant based foods or animal based foods

lot of the other points about stomach sizes etc, doesn't take into the account that humans have learnt to store, preserve and cook food, so we do not need to have the same design as most carnivorous. E.g. the point about the low pH of stomach which is required to kill bacteria in decaying flesh.

I think the most important thing she sets out to prove is that diets high in meat aren't good for our health. Cholesterol in meat leads to atherosclerotic plaque formation in humans but it doesn't in any other true carnivore or omnivore on the planet. Heart disease is the number one killer of people in rich countries with diets high in meat. That's just the tip of the iceberg, there's a lot of other research that suggests meat consumption isn't optimised for long term health.

[–]RarelyReadReplies 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I wasn't suggesting that we should stop eating them. I just think we should respect our meat more, because the animals are smarter than most people realize. Except maybe chickens, they seem really dumb still. Pigs and cows though, yeah.

[–]AcrylicPaintSet 28ポイント29ポイント  (9子コメント)

I'm having so many "cow moments" in the past month, I'm seriously considering leaving beef out of my diet. When I get stinkin' rich I'm going to have a big field with about 10 cows in it to go hang out with.

[–]NiggaWeMadeItOhShit 17ポイント18ポイント  (3子コメント)

I can't wait for good and affordable artificial meat (not dildos).

[–]sumant28 3ポイント4ポイント  (2子コメント)

Have you tried many of the plant based alternatives that already exist replicating meat? A lot of them are good enough that people can't distinguish them from the real thing in taste tests.

[–]Scorpionsblade 14ポイント15ポイント  (1子コメント)

Honestly, the people who can't tell them apart tend to have difficulties even telling meats apart from each other. If you eat meat a lot (like I do) and can easily tell your beef from chicken from pork, etc just by the flavor and consistency, you're not going to be fooled by most of the replacements, if not all of them. They are pretty good, though, I just think they'd be better if they stopped trying to be a poor facsimile to something I like, and were a bit more unique.

[–]PaulMcIcedTea 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

I've had some chicken replacements that were really close.

Other than that I agree. I'd much prefer they tried to make meat alternatives tasty and interesting in their own way rather than try to imitate real meat.

[–]CassandraVindicated 4ポイント5ポイント  (4子コメント)

Cows in open fields are very dangerous creatures. If you ever get rich, I recommend extreme caution.

[–]andamonium 9ポイント10ポイント  (2子コメント)

As someone who's grown up around cows and horses and the like I would say they aren't very dangerous but definelty animals that require a certain level of trust. but they aren't blood thirsty killers which is sort of what I imagine when you say very dangerous.

[–]LinguisticallyInept 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

but they aren't blood thirsty killers

thats just what they want you to think

they want the belief of them being docile creatures to become widespread, luring humans into complacency; giving them the perfect opportunity to attack

[–]AcrylicPaintSet 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I hear that! While filming in a ruined castle (which was in a public field), we were come upon by a herd of I don't know how many cows. It was pretty terrifying, although we never felt like they were threatening, they did seem more curious than anything. But yes, a bit of respect and caution goes a long way!

[–]OriginalPostSearcher 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

X-Post referenced from /r/funny by /u/Rooonaldooo99
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