(Not satire) Cannibalism is bad for your health, scientists find
(www.ctvnews.ca)
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Shellfish allergies are common amongst Jewish ethnic populations. One tries an oyster, instantly dies, the rest go "ahh... Maybe add that to the holy book, just in case." Another says "naah, coincidence!" and ALSO immediately dies, and they add it to the book.
We've known forever that this is the case. If it's in a holy book, it's probably because it's so obvious a process that even hicks in hide tents could figure it out. God made these things pretty obvious. I won't blame the scientists on "wasting science", because they could be trying to make some kind of point about varied populations and intelligence development, but this is some spurious use of research funding.
Science can explain the mechanism behind it. Hicks in tents might be able understand that something is bad, but why it's bad and what is actually does to cause harm are something science can figure out and hopefully provide solutions. Of course that requires the scientists to be be intellectually honest and not politically compromised which obviously isn't a given these days.
“We looked at the human body as a potential source of food, analyzing both energy gains and hidden costs,” Misiak said in a statement released on Wednesday by Wroclaw University.
I don't think they were using the research money for what the headline indicates. I think they were looking a step beyond eating the bugs.
What we might consider to be spurious science is still important because it proves a lot of the traditions of the Bible to be true for a reason. Like, for instance, we now have data about pair bonding that helps reinforce the reasons why the Bible repeatedly mentions "one man for one woman". Or the litany of medical reasons explaining why faggotry is bad for humanity.
Tl:DR: The Bible basically outlines what's not good for society/mankind, and science helps explain the reasons why.