The moral of the story is this: It takes an ill-advised mix of ignorance, arrogance, and profit motive to dismiss the wisdom of the human body in favor of some random notion you've hatched or heard and branded as true. By wisdom I mean the collective improvements of millions of years of evolution. The mind objects strongly to shit, but the body has no idea what we're on about.
In her book, "Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal," Mary Roach emphasizes the importance of respecting the wisdom ingrained in human biology through millions of years of evolution. She criticizes the tendency to overlook this wisdom due to a mix of ignorance, arrogance, and the pursuit of profit. Roach suggests that many dismiss what our bodies inherently understand in favor of ideas they may have fabricated or adopted without scrutiny.
Roach highlights the disconnect between our minds and bodies, illustrating how the mind often struggles with understanding while the body functions without awareness of these mental conflicts. This insight serves as a cautionary tale against disregarding established biological truths in favor of untested theories.
