Matt is bomb said:
I am for herb's rights. So I am not going to eat any vegetables because they cant defend themselves. Animals were on an even playing feild in the begginning, they could run faster, hunt better ect ect. Plants never got the opportunity to defend themselves.
LOL
Matt, I know that sometimes I don't agree with you, but that's pretty funny
Roberto said:
BMW_Dude - I know a few vegetarians - correct me if I'm wrong but you don't eat eggs or milk or use anything made with animal products - is that correct.
I think there are many different levels of vegetarian. Some find it acceptable to eat animal products such as eggs, milk and cheese, food made with lard and even seafood. Then there are others who only eat vegetables, and I think they're called vegan, which is probably a more specific term than vegetarian. That seems to be what BMW_Dude professes to be.
Some vegetarians do it for health reasons, such as not wanting animal fats or thinking eating vegetables will lead to a healthier life. Others have allergies, or simply don't like the taste of meat. Still others do it for ethical reasons, such as prevention of animal cruelty or because they don't wish to take another organism's life.
Personally, I wonder if a person who thinks it's not right to kill and eat animals can believe that a human is just an animal? If you believe that a human is an animal, then isn't it ethically admissible to eat whatever you want? Like Luw's Cayman crocodile example, it's the survival of the most able, and humans certainly know how to kill other organisms well. As for the converse, I don't believe that humans are only animals, but I will happily eat animals.
Furthermore, is it acceptable to eat bacteria? Or don't they count as animals? And, if you don't believe it's right to kill animals, then what about ants, spiders and jellyfish? Is prevention of animal cruelty and killing only for the warm and cuddly? Would you happily kill ants that are invading your house?
No offense, BMW_Dude or any others; I'm just keen to investigate your stance on these matters. I hope it doesn't sound rude. However, I dare say that you have even become accustomed to this sort of questioning over your years of veganism.
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As for myself, I can eat just about anything, and I consider myself lucky that I don't dislike many foods, nor am I allergic to anything that I can recall. At the moment, I most often eat Chinese style food (ie. what my parents cook at home), but which is really a localised version of it. However, when out I eat many things, but my favourite food styles are Chinese, Japanese and Italian.
will likely eat me then I should feel that guilty about eating a chicken. That's the way nature works, we creature like eating eachother up.
