What is the advantage to having tastebuds?

Ahnimus
Ahnimus Posts: 10,560
edited June 2007 in A Moving Train
From an evolution perspective - besides "God did it!" - why would we have evolved tastebuds that make bad things taste good? Shouldn't we find vegetables and stuff far tastier than salt and lard?
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    I thought it was to differentiate between what is harmful and what is not?

    But that's probably wrong.

    Don't care so much really. Not having a sense of taste must be awful!!

    Imagine never being able to enjoy chocolate? Or pineapple?
    NOPE!!!

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  • genie
    genie Posts: 2,222
    Ahnimus wrote:
    From an evolution perspective - besides "God did it!" - why would we have evolved tastebuds that make bad things taste good? Shouldn't we find vegetables and stuff far tastier than salt and lard?

    i don't know :( nature doesn't seem to be on our side when it comes to chocolate mmm :D
  • genie
    genie Posts: 2,222
    Jeanie wrote:
    I thought it was to differentiate between what is harmful and what is not?

    But that's probably wrong.

    Don't care so much really. Not having a sense of taste must be awful!!

    Imagine never being able to enjoy chocolate? Or pineapple?

    I agree!!
    speaking of pineapple, today i've eaten pizza with becon & pineapple mmm..it was delicious. is there anything else that goes well with pineapple??
  • surferdude
    surferdude Posts: 2,057
    genie wrote:
    is there anything else that goes well with pineapple??
    RUM!!!!!!
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    genie wrote:
    I agree!!
    speaking of pineapple, today i've eaten pizza with becon & pineapple mmm..it was delicious. is there anything else that goes well with pineapple??

    Stawberries. :)

    Kiwi fruit. :)

    Oooh! And canteloupe!! (rockmelon) :D

    Oh and watermelon! ;)

    But I'm rather partial to pineapple on pizza too. ;)
    NOPE!!!

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  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    I always thought the more calorie dense foods tasted better to us from a survival and longevity perspective. Salt who knows maybe it's a tasting blood salt thing that triggers something primitive, or just salty sea water that does the same ingrained since mammals essentially lived in, then crawled out of the sea...
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  • surferdude
    surferdude Posts: 2,057
    Ahnimus wrote:
    From an evolution perspective - besides "God did it!" - why would we have evolved tastebuds that make bad things taste good? Shouldn't we find vegetables and stuff far tastier than salt and lard?
    You've boxed yourself into a paradigm where you believe their purpose is to prolong our lives through good dietary choices. Maybe they serve the exact opposite function, they make making the "smart" choice harder, a built in mechanism to shorten stupid peoples lifespans.
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  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    The thought of not being able to enjoy some good thai food or strawberries and cream is just sad.

    or tiramisu!!!

    :)
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  • genie
    genie Posts: 2,222
    Jeanie wrote:
    Stawberries. :)

    Kiwi fruit. :)

    Oooh! And canteloupe!! (rockmelon) :D

    Oh and watermelon! ;)

    But I'm rather partial to pineapple on pizza too. ;)

    aww, thank you so many frutily delicious suggestions! i'm getting more hungry as i read this post

    P.S Jeanie, did you know message pit started limiting the use of images, including smilies *unhappy face*
  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    genie wrote:
    aww, thank you so many frutily delicious suggestions! i'm getting more hungry as i read this post

    P.S Jeanie, did you know message pit started limiting the use of images, including smilies *unhappy face*

    Well I do love my fruit and veg. :)

    Yeah, I know ALL about the smilie limits. :( And I'm STILL not happy about it!
    NOPE!!!

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  • genie
    genie Posts: 2,222
    surferdude wrote:
    RUM!!!!!!

    rum is my choice of alcohol. hmm....next time i'll try your advice ;)
  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    The thought of not being able to enjoy some good thai food or strawberries and cream is just sad.

    or tiramisu!!!

    :)

    YUM!! Exactly abook!! Just too sad if we couldn't enjoy all those delicious flavors. :)
    NOPE!!!

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  • genie
    genie Posts: 2,222
    Jeanie wrote:
    Well I do love my fruit and veg. :)

    Yeah, I know ALL about the smilie limits. :( And I'm STILL not happy about it!

    i think i'm more sad for you than for myself :( i use to love seeing your smilie posts, they made the whole board look happier :)
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    if we didnt have taste buds we could eat shit and think it was chocolate. and that just ain't right. :D:p
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  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    Jeanie wrote:
    YUM!! Exactly abook!! Just too sad if we couldn't enjoy all those delicious flavors. :)

    You just have to manage the not so great tasting stuff most of the time so you can treat yourself to the yummies. :)

    I friggin hate tofu and meat substitutes but I do try to get used to them because it's important to my health and of course, I love the animals. :) I used to not want to eat tofu at all but this year I've really started to come around.
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  • Ahnimus
    Ahnimus Posts: 10,560
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    I always thought the more calorie dense foods tasted better to us from a survival and longevity perspective. Salt who knows maybe it's a tasting blood salt thing that triggers something primitive, or just salty sea water that does the same ingrained since mammals essentially lived in, then crawled out of the sea...

    That makes sense. Most of what is bad for us is manufactured. Naturally tasty foods would be fruits and such which aren't bad for us. I like your answer Roland.
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  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    catefrances wrote:
    if we didnt have taste buds we could eat shit and think it was chocolate. and that just ain't right. :D:p

    :D
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    genie wrote:
    i think i'm more sad for you than for myself :( i use to love seeing your smilie posts, they made the whole board look happier :)

    Yes well apparently we aren't supposed to be too happy around here these days! :rolleyes:

    Anyway, back to taste buds, we should make some delicious pineapple frozen daquiris and munch down on our Fair Trade chocolate when we have our girlie night! :)
    NOPE!!!

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  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Ahnimus wrote:
    That makes sense. Most of what is bad for us is manufactured. Naturally tasty foods would be fruits and such which aren't bad for us. I like your answer Roland.

    Your thread has turned into "what do you like to taste"...lol

    I think it's basically anything from a calorie perspective that improves longevity from starvation. Also there's some kind of symbiotic thing like eating tomatoes. Red is usually a sign of poison warning to stay away.

    Also...I sure as hell want to know who had the balls to eat the first lobster...
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    Also...I sure as hell want to know who had the balls to eat the first lobster...


    not to mention that first oyster. they are ugly suckers but mm mmm they are yummy. :D
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