Reflect for a moment on how everyone on Earth can agree that it is reasonable to come in out of the rain, turn the heat on when it’s cold, and slip into our pants before putting shoes on How is it that we can have such consensus but can’t seem to come together on other things that have to do with how we get along, or that could potentially ruin health, the Earth, or put us at war

The industrial revolution began at a time when the Earth was not yet fully explored It still seemed limitless with an absorbing capacity far beyond human reach

Aside from abundance, the most aggravating factor in modern obesity is the shift to a carbohydrate-based diet In the wild, cheese puffs, Jolly Ranchers, and Big Gulps would not exist

When we are young we assume that being old won’t happen to us Old age is so far away we think it doesn’t matter, or maybe the event will forget us when we get there

The media, medical community, academia, drug companies, schools, parents, and friends all chime in with the same mantra about how blessed we are that medicine extends our lives People are as confident that medicine increases life span as they would be if they had a fistful of aces

Our great intellect is in large part necessary because of the quest for food A cow is as smart as it needs to be to figure out how to eat what is always underfoot