The black death was caused by a volcano and not by germs.

Pro now states essentially "1....A . Firstly, it should be noted that my opponents answers are all very short and brief. " CON responds that CON's answers are CONCISE. B." It is obvious that he is struggling to find any logical refutation of my argument and is resorting to looking for grammatical errors. For example - He has noted that I have referred to "many diseases" in my first statement. But , I had a good look and can't find this reference. If I am referring to "diseases" - this means - the 'medical systems diseases' and doesn't refer to my opinion or theory of disease. " CON responds that what is "obvious" is that pro has stated that there is only ONE disease, yet goes on to speak of more than one disease ( leaky gut, gangrene, food/chemical poisoning, and diabetes in addition to vitamin deficiency) . C. "I have clearly stated that the "many diseases" of "the medical system" are ALL caused by VITAMIN DEFICIENCY." CON asserts in the strongest possible terms that pro has NOT "clearly stated that the "many diseases" of "the medical system" are ALL caused by VITAMIN DEFICIENCY." Inasmuch as pro has posted this debate, the burden of proof rests with pro. Pro has failed in this burden. In 2. Pro provides some apocryphal information about a visit to a dentist and ends with " All I needed to do was to change my diet to a Paleo diet and all my previous symptoms disappeared." CON asks "are we supposed to avoid grains or are we supposed to avoid volcanoes?" What do nutritionists say about it? The Paleo diet is rated "below-average in every category. The experts were especially critical of its nutritional value" (1) . Further "Most of the other diets are better options for preventing or controlling diabetes, .... ." (2) And, "Experts showed little confidence in the Paleo diet's ability to prevent or manage cardiovascular disease. It was among the lowest-scoring diets in this category." (3) Also "Experts worried about dieters missing out on key nutrients on the Paleo diet, given that it shirks entire food groups. Its rating classifies it as "somewhat unsafe." It was among the poorest performers in this category." (4) Thus it is concisely sourced that if pro's stance is to go Paleo to avoid vitamin deficiency, then the experts totally disagree. In fact the experts point out that Paleo is likely to cause vitamin deficiency. 3. A "This debate is about primary causes of disease." CON thought the debate was about volcanoes. B "Eating grain, dairy and sugar causes a vitamin deficiency because these foods are vitamin deficient. " Here is one of pro's biggest mistakes. Pro's scenario of crop failure ( caused by volcanoes) would REDUCE the availability of the very foods pro claims to be vitamin deficient and then blames the scarcity of those very foods for vitamin deficiency. C "These foods cause blockages and damage to the gut lining which results in a vitamin deficiency." Here is another of pro's mistakes. Pro's scenario of crop failure ( caused by volcanoes) would REDUCE the availability of the very foods pro claims to " cause blockages and damage to the gut lining which results in a vitamin deficiency." and then blames the scarcity of those very foods for vitamin deficiency. D." The chemicals in these foods are unsuitable for the human gut and cause inflammation. " Here is another of pro's mistakes. Pro's scenario of crop failure ( caused by volcanoes) would REDUCE the availability of the very foods where pro claims " The chemicals in these foods are unsuitable for the human gut and cause inflammation. " and then blames the scarcity of those very foods for inflammation. E. "This inflammation is the cause of most disease." CON thought that pro was saying that " All diseases are the result of vitamin deficiency" or perhaps all disease is caused by volcanoes? Now pro posits inflammation as the cause. WHICH IS IT? F. "My opponent is just being silly by stating that " bacteria is not a vitamin deficiency"." CON asserts that this comes from pro's statement that "When you eat too much grain foods you will develop a condition called 'leaky gut syndrome' which will allow your gut bacteria to enter your blood stream" Is pro now adding bacteria to his "causes of disease" ( volcanoes, vitamin deficiency and now bacteria ) ? G. "He is just cherry picking bits and pieces and adding his own illogical conclusions." Is it "cherry picking" or is it "debating"? I challenge pro to show any illogical conclusions that do not originate with pro himself H. "The video evidence provided, clearly states my case." It does not I. "It is obvious that my opponent hasn't watched the video evidence by Loren Cordain. " If it be obvious to pro, then CON questions pro's concept of "the obvious". J. "I have clearly stated that bacteria in the blood supply is a secondary phase of the disease process. " CON responds by inspection that pro has NOT stated anything "clearly" K. "This debate is about primary causes and not about secondary phases." CON thought the debate was about volcanoes. 4. A. " My opponent has got it all wrong yet again." The only thing CON got wrong was by hoping pro would have some VALID points. B. "He has failed to note that during a volcano event, that the population would eat all the fresh food first. Then, after all the fresh food has been depleted, they would consume the stored grain food. " CON has not failed to note this at all. C. "Now, if you are only eating grain food for any length of time, you will become diabetic and " Diabetes is not caused by a "vitamin deficiency" and is by the way yet another disease to which pro has referred. While there is a casual relationship between vitamin D deficiency , there has not been shown to be a causal link. CON awaits to see how pro misunderstands this distinction. D." get gangrene in the fingers, toes and nose extremities." Gangrene is yet another disease referred to by pro which runs counter to his statement that " There is only one disease" E." This will cause your lymph nodes to become swollen." CON cites that the well researched WEB MD lists neither diabetes nor gangrene as a cause of swollen lymphs (5) F, "Thus, I have explained the logical sequence of events which leads to the Black Death." So pro's "logical sequence of events which leads to the Black Death." is that people who had been eating vitamin deficient crops suddenly developed vitamin deficiency when they stopped eating those vitamin deficient crops 100 years after a volcano erupted. They all died of one disease and when the rats disappeared the people all got better. CON disagrees. G. "Thus, you are not starving to death. You are dying because you are eating an inappropriate diet of stored grain food without any other supplements." So 100 years after the volcano erupted , people who had been eating vitamin deficient crops suddenly developed vitamin deficiency when they stopped eating those vitamin deficient crops. They all died of one disease and when the rats disappeared the people all got better. CON disagrees. CON will disprove #5 and 6 in the next round. (1) https://health.usnews.com... (2) https://health.usnews.com... (3) https://health.usnews.com... (4) https://health.usnews.com... (5) https://www.webmd.com...