To Be or Not to Be Vegetarian

i had a harder time being a vegetarian in your country than i ever have done over here, and that was only 3 years ago.

I was vegetarian for a month once in high school. I went insane. never again.

one time when I worked on a farm, I made myself watch a pig being slaughtered, to see if it would make me want to stop eating meat. didn't work. if anything, it had the opposite effect, making animal death sort of not a huge deal to me.

I don't know if anyone has said this, as i didn't read all of the posts, but it seems that you are trying to find an excuse to eat meat. You don't HAVE to eat meat over there to get the full experience. How does eating the dead flesh of an innocent, defenseless animal help you get the full experience? It's JUST AN EXCUSE!! C'mon! Don't contribute to the suffering of animals. Enough people in the goddamn world eat meat. You're doing the right thing NOT eating meat. DON'T DO IT!!!!!!

"Why is eating meat wrong? Ok eating human flesh.. I can see why that's wrong. But fish, cow, pig, chicken? what is "wrong" with that?

I mean vegetables are great... and quite frankly more people need to eat more of them but if the idea and sight of meat doesn't 'repulse' you. and in fact you have the occasional craving maybe that's your body telling you that it needs a little meat every once in a while.

People are ominivores. We have enzymes to break up animal flesh. We are designed to eat it. We are also designed to eat vegetables, those big grinding teeth at the back.

Having said that.. .people also have allergies and food intolerences. Differernt people use food fuel differently. A vegan diet might work great for one person but not meet the needs of another.

good luck with your decision. "
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"Why is eating meat wrong? Ok eating human flesh.. I can see why that's wrong. But fish, cow, pig, chicken? what is "wrong" with that?

I mean vegetables are great... and quite frankly more people need to eat more of them but if the idea and sight of meat doesn't 'repulse' you. and in fact you have the occasional craving maybe that's your body telling you that it needs a little meat every once in a while.

People are ominivores. We have enzymes to break up animal flesh. We are designed to eat it. We are also designed to eat vegetables, those big grinding teeth at the back.

Having said that.. .people also have allergies and food intolerences. Differernt people use food fuel differently. A vegan diet might work great for one person but not meet the needs of another.

good luck with your decision. "
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DO SOME RESEARCH!!!! IT'S NOT TRUE!!!!

"Why is eating meat wrong? Ok eating human flesh.. I can see why that's wrong. But fish, cow, pig, chicken? what is "wrong" with that?

I mean vegetables are great... and quite frankly more people need to eat more of them but if the idea and sight of meat doesn't 'repulse' you. and in fact you have the occasional craving maybe that's your body telling you that it needs a little meat every once in a while.

People are ominivores. We have enzymes to break up animal flesh. We are designed to eat it. We are also designed to eat vegetables, those big grinding teeth at the back.

Having said that.. .people also have allergies and food intolerences. Differernt people use food fuel differently. A vegan diet might work great for one person but not meet the needs of another.

good luck with your decision. "
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DO SOME RESEARCH!!!! IT'S NOT TRUE!!!!

ho boy.

Darling?

What is your point? you have 'nulled' my quote not once but 3 times.

and you've not really said anything except "do some research" and not really told me what exactly is not true.

I would suggest YOU do your own research. There is alot of propoganda on both sides of the issue. And if you have some concrete evidence to post then great. If not... well stuff your null back on your own hard drive.

This was posting was a question of "what is your opinion" I gave the man my opinion. IF you have a problem with it... fine but there are less rude ways of expressing it.

And there is nothing inately EVIL about killing another animal for food. Animals do it all the time (lions, tigers and bears oh my). I would agree that the humane treatment of said animal is important. And being that we are civilized we are not going to tear the jugular out and let the animal suffer in pain until it beeds to death.. as some animals of prey do. I agree that the swift and humane slaughter is also important.

Having said that give me a break "poor defenseless animals" EVERYTHING on the planet is a poor defenseless animal compared to humans. We are at the top of the food chain.

I'll eat that, too! No food is safe from me.

The food chain stinks.

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[Edited on May 13, 2004 by auraldetritus]