While vegetarians are in the distinct minority today, mankind's ancestors, according to scientists, were originally plant eaters, a belief reflected in Greek, Egyptian, and Hebrew myths.
固然近年來吃素的人數增加了，但是在比例上，仍屬「少數民族」。殊不知根據科學家研究，人類祖先原本都應是素食者，後因天災臨頭，無法取得蔬果，才開始茹毛飲血、吃起動物的肉。希臘、埃及和希伯來神話也都指出人類原本只吃果類。