Quote:Net Zero advocates propose ticks to induce red meat allergy as climate solution sparking backlash

Two ethics professors at Western Michigan University’s Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Parker Crutchfield and Blake Hereth, have ignited outrage with a peer-reviewed paper proposing the deliberate promotion of ticks to trigger alpha-gal syndrome (AGS)—a red-meat allergy—to reduce meat consumption and combat climate change. Published in Bioethics, their “Beneficial Bloodsucking” argument frames AGS as a “moral bioenhancer,” asserting that inducing allergies to cattle, pigs and lambs could ethically “prioritize planetary health over personal choice.” The controversial stance has drawn sharp criticism, with opponents calling it a dangerous confluence of pseudo-science and ideological overreach.

(08-14-2025, 05:31 PM)Michigan Swamp Buck Wrote: These are the end times when good is evil and evil is good.

First, these are "ethics professors" publishing their ideas in a rag called "Bioethics" under the subject of medical ethics. Does anyone remember the Hippocratic oath? Oh, wait, I don't think any professor takes any kind of oath (except to Lucifer, maybe), and they probably don't consider Hippocrates ethical to begin with.

This term they used in the article, "moral bioenhancer". It is as if a disease carried by a tick has some moral characteristics. I fail to see the morality of encouraging or enhancing a disabling disease with the intention of infecting an entire human population. This anti-morality is entirely Satanic, and these demon-possessed professors can't understand the cognitive dissonance.

Quote:exaggerated pride or self-confidence

Hubris Comes From Ancient Greece
English picked up both the concept of hubris and the term for that particular brand of cockiness from the ancient Greeks, who considered hubris a dangerous character flaw capable of provoking the wrath of the gods. In classical Greek tragedy, hubris was often a fatal shortcoming that brought about the fall of the tragic hero.

Quote:haughty : blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior

(08-15-2025, 08:26 PM)Ninurta Wrote: The authors are attempting ti hide a core of authoritarianism behind a thin veil of projected "morality". There is no morality in attempting to be overlords over others, and trying to force their lifestyles into one's own mold. That is not "morality", nor is it "ethical" - it is nothing more than power projection over those deemed to be inferior to one's self.

In this case, it appears the authors are conspiring to commit terroristic acts on their "inferiors", or what THEY see to be inferiors. Conspiracy is a felony, as is terrorism. I don't know why they are still allowed to walk among polite society, or why they are not, this very moment, being housed in Gitmo for their crimes against humanity.

They are neither moral nor ethical. They are authoritarian and terroristic instead. We used to handle such people roughly. Now, it appears, we sit idly by and allow them to write papers spewing their volatile hatred amongst humankind, normal people, people not like them.

(08-16-2025, 02:37 AM)rickymouse Wrote: I have had ticks on me multiple times throughout my life.  I don't think that there is proper evidence to blame alpha-gal on the tick bites alone.  Something else is probably triggering th alpha-gal to be overlooked by our immune system or is accentuating the reaction.  But there are many possibilities of things in vaccines, our environment, and in our diet that can cause a malfunction of a proper immune response.  They are blaming it on nature, yet it is Possible that science has created something that is throwing the immune system out of ballance.

I get hives on my forehead and scalp if I eat too much tomatoes.  I can have trace amounts and only one meal of spaghetti or something with tomatoes a week, and I do not get the reaction.  Now this problem also happens if I eat sardines and some other foods containing Lycopine or a similar chemistry.  So I don't eat sardines, but still occasionally will have a can of kippered Herring but it does not have as much of that chemistry as sardines.  Now if I have kippered herring, I can't have tomatoes in the week.  And sardines in tomato sauce are a great No-No I have learned.

Yet they say that these things are good for you....well, not for me...maybe they are good for some people though.

Avacados are another super food but they have chemistry that breaks down the histaminase DAO enzyme and that decreases the anti-histamine activity of the gut to destroy histamines in food we eat.  I do not lack that enzyme like some who have DAO deficiency genetics do, so I can eat some histamines.  I lack the enzyme that breaks down tyramines in the body though, so tyramine foods give me headaches and brain fog.  They used to call that the cheese headache.  Now the DAO enzyme in the gut, which I have, can break down a little tyramine chemistry if I do not overload it with histamines.  Tomatoes release histamine stored in the muscles along with some other chemistry, which gives us energy for sustainability of energy when we do work.  But that bipasses the digestive system, so I have learned not to trigger that by avoiding certain food chemistries of food and I have way less headaches.

I get a hangover off of aged foods, sourkraut is a no no, long aged meats are a no no, so are the great tasting cheeses.  Now if a vaccine triggers histamine release, maybe it is partially the reason I am severely intolerant to some vaccines that I have acquired immunity to over my lifetime from getting the disease.  I cannot take the flu shot or the DTAP vaccine but can take the single Tetanus vaccine with little side effects.  Most my symptoms from the vaccines match the disease, sort of like a Bradykine storm...a more specific storm than the cytokine storm

I cannot say I know what is causing the alpha gal reaction, because I like science and don't jump to conclusions like lots of supposed health experts do.  The tick bite is possibly the trigger that gets it started, but what increases our susceptability to that trigger should be investigated.

I also have type A blood, and that gives me some reactions to red meats, but those symptoms are not like the alpha gal symptoms.  I can eat onions or some garlic with my meat and it lessens the symptoms.  It may sound strange, but with milk, I can do preventitive measures, eat a grapefruit after ice cream or some fresh pineapple...or just a bromelain supplement and it stops the headaches and mucous.  Proteinases break down the milk proteins so I do not react negatively, maybe they work with beef too, but I do not get headaches from beef, just some sticking platelets which can be a problem.  Good thing I like onions for that, and if I run out of garlic salt, I panic.

Now I am different than other people....but I read that even in Italy....I am mostly Finn....there are lots of people who are intolerant to tomatoes.  Never blindly believe people pushing superfoods because for decades the companies are areas they produce these superfoods have been creating evidence to make things look healthy.  California has always tried to promote what their growers grow and have twisted evidence and also avoided researching things that do not meet eye to eye with what they are promoting about what they produce.  I think it is a human consumerism trait...omit things that do not benefit you.

(08-14-2025, 05:31 PM)Michigan Swamp Buck Wrote: These are the end times when good is evil and evil is good.

First, these are "ethics professors" publishing their ideas in a rag called "Bioethics" under the subject of medical ethics. Does anyone remember the Hippocratic oath? Oh, wait, I don't think any professor takes any kind of oath (except to Lucifer, maybe), and they probably don't consider Hippocrates ethical to begin with.

(08-16-2025, 10:13 AM)Michigan Swamp Buck Wrote: Holy Crap Ricky!

I know we all have to eat something, and that nutrition is a very tricky business that needs to be tailored to the individual, but damn, you got some chemistry going there!

I got into nutrition 30 years ago with a book I had on the subject. Even back then, it was apparent that it was pretty complicated to come up with a diet that suits an individual. Eventually, I just monitored myself on food consumption when I experienced some symptoms after eating. Lactose intolerance was easy to figure out, plus my Dad's side had it, so I was aware of that.

I played with table salt intake based on the the RDA, my concern was getting enough iodine. I noticed the effects after about a couple months when I cut out all table salt and avoided it as much as possible in the foods I ate. My go to has always been taking a fist full of vitamins and supplements around breakfast or lunch. Lately, I've been playing with supplements for three things basically, managing blood pressure, enhancing T production, and easing my arthritis, along with the usual daily vitamins.

I need to cut down on fats and carbs I suppose, although they help when I'm doing hard physical work on a daily basis for long hours. I need more fruits and veggies too, but have been reading about problems with foods like tomatoes that I like fresh off the vine. Not that I have many allergies that I am aware of, and I have to over do the foods that cause me problems, like grapefruit, to notice the reaction.

It helps to acknowledge cravings but it can be hard to figure out exactly what you are craving. I'll go through several foods and still not determine what I'm hankering. I want to add more nuts, but the price on mixed nuts is crazy and I usually just settle for peanuts. I guess I just have to pay up for a daily intake of nuts, apparently they are pretty important to your diet.

(08-15-2025, 08:26 PM)Ninurta Wrote: I don't know why they are still allowed to walk among polite society, or why they are not, this very moment, being housed in Gitmo for their crimes against humanity.

They are neither moral nor ethical. They are authoritarian and terroristic instead. We used to handle such people roughly. Now, it appears, we sit idly by and allow them to write papers spewing their volatile hatred amongst humankind, normal people, people not like them.

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