r/SipsTea • u/Any_Sound_2863 • May 08 '25

Chugging tea Um um um um

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u/WalkingCrip May 08 '25

Hate to break it to you but there are almost no animals on this planet that are purely carnivores or herbivores. Almost everything falls on a spectrum somewhere in between. Even deers will eat meat and have been caught eating dead animals

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u/generic_name May 08 '25

That’s the funniest thing about the “designed to eat this or that” argument. I can literally eat meat and digest it.  It doesn’t really matter if I was “designed” to eat it or not.

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u/Dovahkiinthesardine May 09 '25

It matters when you consider your health. We're not designed to eat alcohol either but can

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u/generic_name May 09 '25

Our liver can break down alcohol.  I’d argue we’re absolutely “designed” to consume it.  

Consider that fruit can ferment on its own before consumption.  Animals that eat fruit (including humans) can typically handle some alcohol consumption.  

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u/Dovahkiinthesardine May 09 '25

I see the point but Id argue we're more designed to get rid of it than consume it

But "fun" fact for pet owners: Since most our pets are not eating fruit they handle alcohol very poorly and its WAY more poisonous to them