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Post by potia on Nov 13, 2009 8:42:19 GMT -1
P.S. I know most New-Agey types think they're lactose intolerant - they're not!! hehe. What is it about that! I don't suppose you can genetically discredit New-Agey people with gluten intolerance too can you because that does my head in. I don't know what it's like over there but it seems like fear of milk and bread is the mark of the goddess these days. How special and spiritually elect you are can be directly linked to how many things you can't eat and how much of a pain in the butt you can be to cook for. LOL!! There are some that are perfectly genuine in having problems though.
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Post by Tegernacus on Nov 13, 2009 10:09:39 GMT -1
its like with kids, you can't have nuts at a party because one or two will be very allergic to them. How can a human being be allergic to nuts? They have been one of our primary foodstuffs since the stoneage. But people are allergic, it's part of the modern condition
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Post by Lee on Nov 13, 2009 10:31:14 GMT -1
it is all because we dont have worms any more.
there is a demonstrable link between the decrease in people with worms in society and an increase in allergies.
but yes, extremist eaters make it a fucker to cater for large groups of pagans, to the point where meat is sometimes left off the menu entirely. bastards.
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Post by potia on Nov 13, 2009 11:27:47 GMT -1
I know a few folk with dietary problems. I think the oddest I've met is a chap who said he couldn't eat anything with carotene in it. Can't remember properly what happened if he did eat any but I think it was a skin tone/colour change.
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Post by redraven on Nov 13, 2009 16:51:38 GMT -1
it is all because we dont have worms any more. there is a demonstrable link between the decrease in people with worms in society and an increase in allergies. Personally, I think it has more to do with the fact that we now live in largely sterile environments, where we can kill 99.9% of all germs (even though some of them are beneficial). How can the immune system remain active with no interaction with the environment? I do find it strange that people assume there is a "pure" genetic form that was responsible for the original inhabitants of a country. I suppose isolated communities would probably represent best this "grail" of genetics, but isolation rarely provides the best answer. Genetics probably had far more impact in earlier times because of environmental conditions and lower population figures, but the only ones I assume would have any interest in such things would be the people in, or aspiring to, power. What benefit would be realized by determining the "original" genetics of Britain, if such a thing exists? RR
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Post by dreamguardian on Nov 13, 2009 17:32:58 GMT -1
All joking apart, there could be something in their DNA & ancestral line:
It's quite probable that they're all descended from to the 'Munchausen Tribe!'
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Post by arth_frown on Nov 13, 2009 18:20:19 GMT -1
There is a lot of pagans who want to be in a minority. When they get bored of that they become a minority within a minority. These types want to be special and look on as such
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2009 20:59:17 GMT -1
I'm sure there really are a couple out there that really do have some serious issues with gluten or other things. But when you meet five early twenty-something female pagans in one place (don't do that btw) and ALL of them are gluten intolerant, or have celiac disease or whatever it's called I get a bit suss that's it's mainly Special Unique Snowflake Syndrome. Most of them have self diagnosed and seem inordinantly proud of how 'sensitive' they are. I think it's definately a sort of mindset that increases around new-agey types. Either that or the same gene that determines glutan intolerance is linked to the love of crystals. I guess I just get narky because of what Lee says the moment you get ten pagans together and need to cater for them you seem to have a vegetarian, a vegan, a gluten hater, a lactose hater and a nut allergy. Now I know the nut allergies are serious and can be fatal but asside from that I struggle with all the fussing as I have this old fashioned notion that people should eat what they're served when they are receiving my hospitality. Maybe I'm just intolerance intolerant because I'll eat just about anything that's stopped wriggling.
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Post by arth_frown on Nov 13, 2009 21:26:57 GMT -1
LOL "Special Unique Snowflake Syndrome" You forgot Organic, free range and killed by being repeatedly hit by a feather.
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Post by clare on Nov 16, 2009 9:59:22 GMT -1
I entirely agree with all that’s been said about the self-diagnosed snowflakes (enough of whom can bring your roof in.) Speaking as one of 5 Goddess worshipers left in the world I can tell you that I’m content to hunt and prepare my own meat but would prefer to go to Sainsbury’s.
There are certainly a growing number of genuinely allergic people in the world and this is because (I say this with no ill intent) they’re saved when they go into shock. Obstetric and neonatal care have improved so radically that women and children who would normally not pass on their genetic inheritance, now do.
Grapple with that if you want to write a book about ethics!
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Post by arth_frown on Nov 16, 2009 11:01:42 GMT -1
There are also V.I.Ps Very Important Pagans those with a long list of labels and self appointed titles.
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Post by megli on Nov 16, 2009 16:26:46 GMT -1
I entirely agree with all that’s been said about the self-diagnosed snowflakes (enough of whom can bring your roof in.) Speaking as one of 5 Goddess worshipers left in the world I can tell you that I’m content to hunt and prepare my own meat but would prefer to go to Sainsbury’s. There are certainly a growing number of genuinely allergic people in the world and this is because (I say this with no ill intent) they’re saved when they go into shock. Obstetric and neonatal care have improved so radically that women and children who would normally not pass on their genetic inheritance, now do. Grapple with that if you want to write a book about ethics! s'very inshpiring!
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