[quote=FlyerInHi][quote=scaredyclassic]
food and health and the worship of the body are the new nationalreligion.[/quote]

I don’t give a shit what people eat.

But is you want to live longer, you can.

That kind of “proselytizing” is not the same as religion.

When you have scientific data on things that work then you should use it to achieve social goals. As an individual, I don’t care what people eat. But as part of a group, i do care that the right policies as not put in place.[/quote]

Do you know how many times people have had “scientific data” that later turned out to be wrong??? For example, my mother made us eat margarine instead of butter when I was a kid because science said it was better for you than butter. Hah! Or how about this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miasma_theory

My background is in science and I am amazed at how often people’s ungrounded beliefs pass for science.