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Aha! That's a different argument. I never said that it was "linked," just that they exist.

And I only really need an indeterminate number of examples to qualify for "many" anyway.

At any rate, some examples from common items: Whole grain wheat is slightly more bitter than refined grain. Unsweetened yogurt is sour. Leafy green vegetables are woody, and sometimes bitter.

And healthy foods contain a minimum of sugar, fat, and salt. Three things, which are (individual pecularities of taste aside) pretty much universal flavor-enhancers.

Not that bitter is necessarily bad. It's something I've grown to like as my taste buds have matured, as evidenced by coffee, beer, pickles, etc. And not that sugar or fat always necessarily taste better - I dislike things that are syrupy sweet or too creamy. (Although some of this may be psychological - my subconscious telling me that I shouldn't like these bad things.)
But since we're examining something as intangible as taste, I'll defer to "experts" who in gourmet cuisine have long used indulgent, fatty ingredients when crafting exciting tastes. So there must be something to it.

At any rate, I feel like you're trying to pigeonhole me into the box of the troglodytic opinion "health food tastes bad." When I'm someone that actually enjoys many healthy foods. (Despite my not being picky, I do still have preferences). When it really just comes down the assertion that fat and sugar make things taste good but are bad for you. I didn't think this would be a radical statement.

Bolded is untrue.

Yeah, some fat is necessary. It's just something that's very easy to go overborad on if you're not label-reading.

And I agree with you that it's entirely possible to prepare good tasting health foods, but not everyone has the culinary skill (or patience). Which is why I'm glad that I don't have picky tastes and can eat things despite my poor cooking abilities :P



Edited, Oct 13th 2009 11:46pm by trickybeck

are you saying that the meat heavy diets are harmful, or that the methods somehow make the meat harmful?

All food is processed, I'm sure you mean what is added to it.

I haven't read this thread, so I humbly apologise for re-railing it abruptly.

Back in high-school English, learning about "class", we were taught that the Upper classes swore, and the Lower Classes swore, but the Middle classes didn't, and saw something wrong in it.

I will say that in practise swearing AT someone in the room in anger is aggressive, hostile, and thus immoral. But as for swearing in general, either as lighthearted bonhomie, or to emphasise something, or at things in general to let off steam... I see nothing wrong with that.

Edited, Oct 14th 2009 9:12am by Aripyanfar

While I really don't think you believe half (or most) of the stuff you post, you come up with some strange ones.


you are only partially responsible for the derail. and in a small way.

...Both groups having too much money or too little money to regard generalized social mores as important. Both groups also often acquired property through application of force too. It's an interesting dichotomy.

Edited, Oct 14th 2009 10:12am by Timelordwho

And he said he didn't like Europe. I can only assume that he never visited Britain - either that, or the old saying about misery loving company was *********

I'd imagine it has something to do with Kaolian's war on terror.

They do. He just gets a new IP address through a program. I also think restarting your router if you're on a landline works...

I'm kinda wondering why (and if) he was banned this time. Could just be another random sock. I mean, this time he didn't state that Chicago should be blown up by terrorists.