Captain obvious band8/2/2023 ![]() ![]() Genetics tells us we and primates have common ancestors if you go back far enough and primates do consider ants and termites a delightful snack. No one I know eats ants or termites, but our ancestors probably did. Plus, you simple dry them before consumption to store them and you can keep them for years without refrigeration. And, think of the devastation locusts produce if we don’t keep their populations under control. The ecological impacts are all beneficial. The idea of a cricket appetizer is just not likely to appear on any American restaurant menu. We seem to think we have risen to a higher standard of living because we can eat beef, lamb, lobster, etc. But here in the West, most cringe at the thought. Of course, insects are a key part of the diet in many parts of the world, in some cases even a delicacy. And bees are essential for our plants’ survival due to their role as pollinators. First of all, it is now a well-known fact that honey is an amazingly powerful food. It is interesting to me that we seem poised to consider doing the same these days. I would doubt this is all he ate, but he was known for being different by eating these. The most famous one you probably know was John the Baptist who reportedly ate locusts and wild honey. The Essenes lived in various cities but congregated in communal life dedicated to voluntary poverty, daily immersion, and asceticism (their priestly class practiced celibacy). The Jewish historian Josephus records that Essenes existed in large numbers but fewer in number than the Pharisees and the Sadducees, the other two major sects at the time. Wikipedia describes the Essenes as a mystic Jewish sect that flourished from the 2nd century BCE to the 1st century CE.
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