Why are you a Vegetarian/Vegan?!
Why do you refuse to eat meat, I want a personal reason why, don't give me the generic "meat is murder" rubbish because plants are just as alive as the animals you refuse to eat, though they live longer and don't move as much!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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if god didn't want us to eat animals, why did he make them all out of delicious meat!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
It would be hypocritical IF the same criteria or morally relevant attributes that are used to justify animal rights also applied to plants!. The criteria cited by the AR movement are "pain and suffering" and being "subjects-of-a-life"!. An assessment of how plants measure up to these criteria leads to the following conclusions!. It is hypocritical to assert rights for a cow but not for a plant; therefore, cows cannot have rights!. Certainly, to assert A and not B would call into question one's credibility, but it entails nothing about the validity of A, then eating anything inluding cannibalism is right!.
First, our best science to date shows that plants lack any semblance of a central nervous system or any other system design for such complex capacities as that of conscious suffering from felt pain!.
Second, plants simply have no evolutionary need to feel pain!. Animals being mobile would benefit from the ability to sense pain; plants would not!. Nature does not gratuitously create such complex capacities as that of feeling pain unless there is some benefit for the organism's survival!.
However, answering specifically your question!.!.!.if you agree that transition to a Fruitarianism is appropriate as God commanded to adam/eve, only those vegans are there to follow you! Good luck!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
First, our best science to date shows that plants lack any semblance of a central nervous system or any other system design for such complex capacities as that of conscious suffering from felt pain!.
Second, plants simply have no evolutionary need to feel pain!. Animals being mobile would benefit from the ability to sense pain; plants would not!. Nature does not gratuitously create such complex capacities as that of feeling pain unless there is some benefit for the organism's survival!.
However, answering specifically your question!.!.!.if you agree that transition to a Fruitarianism is appropriate as God commanded to adam/eve, only those vegans are there to follow you! Good luck!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
The science isn't definitive!. It's not fact that they are sentient or even feel pain!. Their responses appear to be purely biological and only the much higher plant life have anything even resembling neurotransmittors floating around!.
Plants aren't sentient, animals are!. Animals are aware of their own existence!. They have a very unique viewpoint of the world - their own!. They feel pain and fear their own demise!. They have their own purposes in life so weren't put here for the human animal's entertainment, breakfast, hunting pleasure, lab experiment, milkshake, shoes, belt or hamburger!. They are no more made for humans than black people were for whites or women for men!. This is animal rights and it is the main reason why people are vegan and I think the reason the majority of vegetarians are so, even though animals in the egg and dairy industry are treated hoffically as well (forcefully inseminated, babies kidnapped, abused and killed before they reach adulthood, kept in poor conditions even in 'free range' and 'organic' systems)!.
Let's say for arguments sake that plants are sentient, like animals!. It takes 16lb of grain to produce 1lb of meat, so for a meat-eater to eat 1lb of meat, they've helped kill that animal and have 'killed' 16 pounds of plant life as well!. Vegans eat 1lb of grain instead!. They haven't killed any animals and have caused the 'death' of 16x less plant life!. Even if plants were actually sentient, the vegan is causing far less damage!.
Vegans don't claim to be perfect!. It's not moral high ground or holy or anything!. The philosophy of veganism is to do your utmost not to harm other animals, not to be perfect and pure!. I'm sure I eat things with a bit of whey powder in accidentally at times, and there are some animal deaths even with the organic crops I eat, but I know I'm causing far less suffering than someone who isn't trying at all, far less!. That's the difference, most people don't even think about the effect of what they're doing on animals and the environment (and their own health) vegans are putting the effort in, even if it isn't 'perfect' it's nearly as far as you can go to minimise the suffering you cause completely!.
Have you heard of fruitatarians!? They only eat food which plants did not have to be completely destroyed for!. So no carrots, potatos, onions etc!. They eat fruit, sprouting beans, seeds etc!. as far as I know!. If plants are proven to be sentient, this is surely the way I would go!. But how on earth will the population move towards a fruitatarian diet if they won't respect the rights of billions of animals that we know for sure, right now, are sentient!.
Even if plants are sentient, veganism is a way of reducing our impact on them by more than ten fold and paving the way to a plant friendly future!
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Plants aren't sentient, animals are!. Animals are aware of their own existence!. They have a very unique viewpoint of the world - their own!. They feel pain and fear their own demise!. They have their own purposes in life so weren't put here for the human animal's entertainment, breakfast, hunting pleasure, lab experiment, milkshake, shoes, belt or hamburger!. They are no more made for humans than black people were for whites or women for men!. This is animal rights and it is the main reason why people are vegan and I think the reason the majority of vegetarians are so, even though animals in the egg and dairy industry are treated hoffically as well (forcefully inseminated, babies kidnapped, abused and killed before they reach adulthood, kept in poor conditions even in 'free range' and 'organic' systems)!.
Let's say for arguments sake that plants are sentient, like animals!. It takes 16lb of grain to produce 1lb of meat, so for a meat-eater to eat 1lb of meat, they've helped kill that animal and have 'killed' 16 pounds of plant life as well!. Vegans eat 1lb of grain instead!. They haven't killed any animals and have caused the 'death' of 16x less plant life!. Even if plants were actually sentient, the vegan is causing far less damage!.
Vegans don't claim to be perfect!. It's not moral high ground or holy or anything!. The philosophy of veganism is to do your utmost not to harm other animals, not to be perfect and pure!. I'm sure I eat things with a bit of whey powder in accidentally at times, and there are some animal deaths even with the organic crops I eat, but I know I'm causing far less suffering than someone who isn't trying at all, far less!. That's the difference, most people don't even think about the effect of what they're doing on animals and the environment (and their own health) vegans are putting the effort in, even if it isn't 'perfect' it's nearly as far as you can go to minimise the suffering you cause completely!.
Have you heard of fruitatarians!? They only eat food which plants did not have to be completely destroyed for!. So no carrots, potatos, onions etc!. They eat fruit, sprouting beans, seeds etc!. as far as I know!. If plants are proven to be sentient, this is surely the way I would go!. But how on earth will the population move towards a fruitatarian diet if they won't respect the rights of billions of animals that we know for sure, right now, are sentient!.
Even if plants are sentient, veganism is a way of reducing our impact on them by more than ten fold and paving the way to a plant friendly future!
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I read Skinny B***ch and it reinforced my vegan leanings!. I have been on again off again vegan for 10 years, and will never eat meat again, due to the suffering they endure being farmed, being drowned, bullied etc!. Animals have nervous systems, eyes, ears, feelings, and are treated badly!. At least plants don't have eyes, ears and feelings!.
Animal products can make a person bloated, whereas plants don't make you bloated!.
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Animal products can make a person bloated, whereas plants don't make you bloated!.
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My diet is almost a vegetarian diet, but I still eat meat occasionally because I enjoy it!. I was brought up a big meat eater, but now I eat less!. I do however eat a lot of fish!.
I was brought up on a farm and have a different opinion than most on here!. I often read on here about farm life and the cruelties of the farming system!. Much of what I read is inaccurate!. Yes there is cruelty out there, but there is cruelty everywhere in everyday life!. Humans kill animals for food, but they also kill each other in great numbers!. You only have to read about Iraq to realise that!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I was brought up on a farm and have a different opinion than most on here!. I often read on here about farm life and the cruelties of the farming system!. Much of what I read is inaccurate!. Yes there is cruelty out there, but there is cruelty everywhere in everyday life!. Humans kill animals for food, but they also kill each other in great numbers!. You only have to read about Iraq to realise that!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I can live perfectly well without meat!. I like the taste of meat, but my stomach turns at the though of what I am eating!. It's gross to imagine that what you are chewing on was once warm and blood was running through its veins!. I think it is hypocritical to have pets and at the same time eat chicken, pork and beef!. Apart from the taste, what's the difference between eating a cat or dog and eating a cow!?
Plus, cattle breeding harms our climate, the environment and contributes to famine in many poor countries!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Plus, cattle breeding harms our climate, the environment and contributes to famine in many poor countries!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
If I was lol
mainly because I can live sufficiently off of plants and animals products without having to kill!. My whole take is a plant doesn't have a nervous system/brain and can't feel or even realize when it's being gutted to death!. I also don't agree with a lot of methods on killing mass quantities of stock, the whole chickens cooped up and boiling water dumped on pigs (my dad use to work at Kahns years ago) etc!. also it's a bit healthier for your body, you don't need meat persay, you just need protein!.!.!.it's just more easily attained in meat!.
I have times of lent so I can't eat meat etc but it was never a problem for me!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
mainly because I can live sufficiently off of plants and animals products without having to kill!. My whole take is a plant doesn't have a nervous system/brain and can't feel or even realize when it's being gutted to death!. I also don't agree with a lot of methods on killing mass quantities of stock, the whole chickens cooped up and boiling water dumped on pigs (my dad use to work at Kahns years ago) etc!. also it's a bit healthier for your body, you don't need meat persay, you just need protein!.!.!.it's just more easily attained in meat!.
I have times of lent so I can't eat meat etc but it was never a problem for me!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I'd love to answer your question, but based on your multiple additional remarks, you don't want to actually hear the answer!. You just want someone to argue with!. The simple fact of the matter is that I don't have to justify my ethics to you!.
Do you know what sentient means!? Merriam-Webster defines it as:
"1 : responsive to or conscious of sense impressions <sentient beings>
2 : aware
3 : finely sensitive in perception or feeling"
If you don't think animals are sentient, you haven't spent much time around them!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Do you know what sentient means!? Merriam-Webster defines it as:
"1 : responsive to or conscious of sense impressions <sentient beings>
2 : aware
3 : finely sensitive in perception or feeling"
If you don't think animals are sentient, you haven't spent much time around them!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I'm not vegan, but my friend is!.!.!.!. So, she told my this story: when she was a little girl, her parents gave her a small rabbit, they were like the best friends, but when it grown, mother cooked this rabbit!.!.!.!. My friend was in shock!.!.!. But she forget about it for long years, and few years ago she was in the market and saw rabbit's carcass!.!.!. And she remembers everything about that rabbit from her childhood!.!.!.!. After that she CAT NOT eat meat!.!.!. because she doesn't want eat someone, who can be killed because of her!
I respect her choice!!! Www@FoodAQ@Com
I respect her choice!!! Www@FoodAQ@Com
I been a veggie for over 15yrs now and the reason I started was,I watched a documentary where a man was having a post mortem carried out and he had NOT eaten pork for over 4 months yet they found significant quantities still in his system TRYING to break down!.
Our colons just are not designed to digest the amount of red meat we eat!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Our colons just are not designed to digest the amount of red meat we eat!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
When I was a small child we moved to a country village where people kept animals for food!. I used to watch a neighbour kill chickens!.
I was fascinated and horrified at the same time!.
It affected me later on and one day I just realised that what I had on my plate was uncannily similar to what was running around the courtyard next door and felt sick!.
I didn't become a vegetarian then!. I was too young to be taken seriously,but as soon as I left home I stopped eating animals for good!.
These are my "emotional" reasons!.
Rationally,you could say that animals have souls,plants haven't!.
Mother Earth gives us food from the vegetable world that keeps reproducing itself,even when we take it and eat it!.
When you kill an animal that's it!. That particular animal won't reproduce and its soul has to go through the circle again!.
You probably won't like the last bit,but I thought I'd give you more than one reason!. I wouldn't like you to think that I'm just hysterical!
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I was fascinated and horrified at the same time!.
It affected me later on and one day I just realised that what I had on my plate was uncannily similar to what was running around the courtyard next door and felt sick!.
I didn't become a vegetarian then!. I was too young to be taken seriously,but as soon as I left home I stopped eating animals for good!.
These are my "emotional" reasons!.
Rationally,you could say that animals have souls,plants haven't!.
Mother Earth gives us food from the vegetable world that keeps reproducing itself,even when we take it and eat it!.
When you kill an animal that's it!. That particular animal won't reproduce and its soul has to go through the circle again!.
You probably won't like the last bit,but I thought I'd give you more than one reason!. I wouldn't like you to think that I'm just hysterical!
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i wish i knew why but i followed my mum!.!.!.
so end up i got allergic to meat and even the smell makes me sick man!.!.!.
anyway my mum say its beter for the health!.!.!.
meat now is used chemicals to grow them!.!.!.
animals have the main problem now!.!.!.
their meat has chemicals which is kinda unhealthy for us!.!.!.
although vegatables now use pesticies!.!.!.
but u non-vegartians also eat the vegatables!.!.!.
and the animals also eat thoese vegatables!.!.!.
PLUS!.!.!.>>>
other chemicals!.!.!.
so it is even more harmful!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
so end up i got allergic to meat and even the smell makes me sick man!.!.!.
anyway my mum say its beter for the health!.!.!.
meat now is used chemicals to grow them!.!.!.
animals have the main problem now!.!.!.
their meat has chemicals which is kinda unhealthy for us!.!.!.
although vegatables now use pesticies!.!.!.
but u non-vegartians also eat the vegatables!.!.!.
and the animals also eat thoese vegatables!.!.!.
PLUS!.!.!.>>>
other chemicals!.!.!.
so it is even more harmful!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Though plan has life, we are just pluking their outputs like milk from cow!. whereas if u take meat the life is over!. so see the difference between this two!. Scientifically they have proven taking veg and fruits are good for health whereas meat is not good one for health just for sake u can take not for healthy eating!. BE A GOOD VEGETARIAN THIS IS GOOD FOR BOTH YOUR SOUL AND BODY!.
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it used to be because of the "meat is murder thing", but now it's because it's healthy!. i haven't been really sick for 2 years (thats how long i've been a veg)!. And i just dont like the idea of eating meat anymore!. It's become who i am (in the least cheesey way possible!.)
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I do it for the cool title and women dig it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Because i love to see animals alive in the fields and be free and happy there also health to myself i like to live healthier without eating meat to get heart attacks or get over weighted!. animals like dogs,cats, etc are free they are your best friends so why not the cows,sheep, pigs etc be treated just the same, they don't need to die to satisfy a hungry belly!. put it another way would you like to see your own mother or father or somebody dear to you strung up high by the ankles upside down and being slit open from head to foot and hear them cry with anguish and pain no you wouldnt so stop being so bloody cruel and leave the animals alone, you can live without meat, if i can i am sure you can join us vegetarians and vegans and let these poor defenceless creatures roam the fields in peace!.they too have souls like us humans!.Www@FoodAQ@Com