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Disgust Catalyzed Vegetarianism
- David experienced a visual hallucination linking a pork chop to the living pig, triggering disgust and led him to become vegetarian.
- This incident illustrates how disgust can catalyze profound moral and lifestyle changes.
Evolutionary Role of Disgust
- Disgust can be understood as an emotional response with adaptive value to avoid harmful substances.
- This emotion alerts us to potential dangers by reacting to unusual or offensive sights and smells, especially related to food.
Rotten Bok Choy Nausea
- Ellie shared how the smell of rotten leftover bok choy in her microwave caused intense disgust and nausea.
- This real-life example shows disgust's role in signaling unhealthy food and protecting wellbeing.