Now that Paleo has gone a bit mainstream, I see some craziness beginning to show. Certain people seem to be embracing the diet in an almost religious way. Chris has written about this lately.
For Exhibit A, check out this post on a person’s experience with Paleo. Simply put, it didn’t work for her. But that’s apparently not enough for some people! And so the comments begin: “you didn’t try it long enough”, “you didn’t do it the right way”, etc.
Maybe it’s hard for some people to accept the fact that it just didn’t work for her – period.
Some of the pro-Paleo commenters in that article come off as religious disciples. I’ve always thought of the Paleo diet as more of a “thinking person’s diet,” as it is based on evolutionary principles and research. But there is apparently no critical thinking at all going on for some people with regards to the diet.
So welcome to the new Paleo religion, circa 2013. Check your brain at the door.
