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Worth noting that Herbert M Shelton was a smallpox anti-vaxxer: "The mortality from VACCINATION is much higher than that from smallpox" (from the same book quoted in the article) and generally a quack: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_M._Shelton
But how to tell the difference between old wisdom and old bullshit?
(age of the piece of wisdom / human lifespan) > 2
AND the wisdom or some semblance of it is still expressed or practiced to this day
then it's probably not bullshit.
The probability of a piece of wisdom not being bullshit increases for every additional generation it survives through.
Worth noting that Herbert M Shelton was a smallpox anti-vaxxer: "The mortality from VACCINATION is much higher than that from smallpox" (from the same book quoted in the article) and generally a quack: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_M._Shelton
I think we can address the situation at hand easily enough without resorting to ad hominems.
Does the article contradicts itself? "during the zenith period of Grecian and Roman civilization monogamy was not as firmly established as the rule that a health-loving man should content himself with one meal a day, and never eat till he had leisure to digest, i.e., not till the day’s work was wholly done." "Breakfast as we know it didn’t exist for large parts of history. The Romans didn’t really eat it, usually con…
ok wtf am I reading here. > most revered past civilizations full of healthy, athletic, and intelligent people because apperantly they didn't eat breakfast? Is that what it's saying? Sorry but I think there's a lot of assumption here...
does that count the slaves? Because rich people had a LOT of leisure time.
But how to tell the difference between old wisdom and old bullshit?
if (age of the piece of wisdom / human lifespan) > 2 AND the wisdom or some semblance of it is still expressed or practiced to this day then it's probably not bullshit. The probability of a piece of wisdom not being bullshit increases for every additional generation it survives through.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
if (age of the piece of wisdom / human lifespan) > 2 AND the wisdom or some semblance of it is still expressed or practiced to this day then it's probably not bullshit. The probability of a piece of wisdom not being bullshit increases for every additional generation it survives through.
Or it's just very well ingrained bullshit - the idea that the stars you were born under define your personality and fate is as old as time and still practiced today.
Does the article contradicts itself? "during the zenith period of Grecian and Roman civilization monogamy was not as firmly established as the rule that a health-loving man should content himself with one meal a day, and never eat till he had leisure to digest, i.e., not till the day’s work was wholly done." "Breakfast as we know it didn’t exist for large parts of history. The Romans didn’t really eat it, usually con…
Seconding this. How can one historian put such emphasis on this "only eat after the day's work is done and you can leisure to digest" and the other puts the major meal in the middle of the day?
Does the article contradicts itself? "during the zenith period of Grecian and Roman civilization monogamy was not as firmly established as the rule that a health-loving man should content himself with one meal a day, and never eat till he had leisure to digest, i.e., not till the day’s work was wholly done." "Breakfast as we know it didn’t exist for large parts of history. The Romans didn’t really eat it, usually con…