I would like to discuss this issue of whether human beings are "biologically" herbivorous, carnivorous or omnivorous.
I think one can safely say that biologically we are not limited to being herbivorous, as the human body obviously does not reject meat.
To take the argument further, human beings in many cultures have even resorted to cannibalism when pushed to the limits of hunger (in some cultures without even that).
Biologically, we are not even confined to a single (or a fixed number) sexual mate, the biological need is to mate with as many and produce as many progenies as one can. We no longer do that because of how the concept of morality and ethics have developed and evolved.
Same way for robbery, murder, rapes and loot. We dislike them not because we are biologically incapable of that but because our morality rebels against it. The Mongols considered all of these as fair game (life was a struggle on the cold steppes and they were a harsh and cruel people as a result). You would see that Genghis khan actually spoke about there being no greater joy than looting other people and raping their women. The Mongols practiced all of that in their victories, looking forward to ravaging each new city.
To me, it is no longer about biology but about human ethics and civilization. These are obviously specific to culture and there is no one "right" answer.
I think one can safely say that biologically we are not limited to being herbivorous, as the human body obviously does not reject meat.
To take the argument further, human beings in many cultures have even resorted to cannibalism when pushed to the limits of hunger (in some cultures without even that).
Biologically, we are not even confined to a single (or a fixed number) sexual mate, the biological need is to mate with as many and produce as many progenies as one can. We no longer do that because of how the concept of morality and ethics have developed and evolved.
Same way for robbery, murder, rapes and loot. We dislike them not because we are biologically incapable of that but because our morality rebels against it. The Mongols considered all of these as fair game (life was a struggle on the cold steppes and they were a harsh and cruel people as a result). You would see that Genghis khan actually spoke about there being no greater joy than looting other people and raping their women. The Mongols practiced all of that in their victories, looking forward to ravaging each new city.
To me, it is no longer about biology but about human ethics and civilization. These are obviously specific to culture and there is no one "right" answer.