[quote]Brant_Drake wrote:
From the comments below the article.
This is silly. If PETA didn?t have an agenda, why aren?t they asking for LOWER rates for vegetarians instead of higher rates for meat eaters?
Good point.[/quote]
It bothered me that no one has pointed out that this is the same thing. Whether I pay more or you pay less, I pay more either way.
Other than that, I agree wholeheartedly with the ‘PETA is an absolute joke’ theme.
[quote]redgladiator wrote:
zooropa1150 wrote:
Not even looking at the health perspective of it , but philosophically I cannot morally justify eating another animal. I obviously still do it, but I’d be naive to say I feel good about myself after.
Yeah I always cry after a good steak, poor cow. Why do they have to make it taste so damn good? WHY God damn it why?[/quote]
Well ,I can see your morally vacant. If you would make a reasonable argument it’d actually at least be interesting and worthwhile…instead of mocking me via your computer keyboard.
[quote]zooropa1150 wrote:
redgladiator wrote:
zooropa1150 wrote:
Not even looking at the health perspective of it , but philosophically I cannot morally justify eating another animal. I obviously still do it, but I’d be naive to say I feel good about myself after.
Yeah I always cry after a good steak, poor cow. Why do they have to make it taste so damn good? WHY God damn it why?
Well ,I can see your morally vacant. If you would make a reasonable argument it’d actually at least be interesting and worthwhile…instead of mocking me via your computer keyboard.[/quote]
I didn’t mean to mock you as such, please don’t take it as a personal attack.
[quote]zooropa1150 wrote:
Not even looking at the health perspective of it , but philosophically I cannot morally justify eating another animal. I obviously still do it, but I’d be naive to say I feel good about myself after.[/quote]
That’s an interesting point actually. There’s a common misconception that in Hinduism (a faith I follow), you’re not allowed to eat meat.
This isn’t entirely true. You are defined by the things you do. If you do something that puts you in situations where you cannot get adequate nutrition from plants, then eating meat makes sense. So for example, if you’re a soldier who’s traveling to foreign lands (like armies in the past used to), you’re not sure you’ll get everything you’ll need for nutrition, so eating meat is understandable.
The reason the Cow is considered sacred is because of the place Hinduism comes from. India was an agrarian society for millennia, the Cow was more useful alive than dead.
So, if you’re in a situation where you feel you really need the nutrition and you aren’t sure how to do the same from purely plant sources, then meat makes sense.
Not sure if I made much sense up there, it’s been a nutty few weeks on this end…