You need to understand what you are talking about, because the term vegetarian means vegetable eating only. Plants that are eaten by humans are generally harvested for their fruit. While some vegetables do more disruption to the plant, like carrots and potatoes, for the most part the plants live easily after the fruit or vegetable is harvested. Vegetarian's make their choice for either ethical or in some cases scientific reasons. The ethical reason is that most people feel animals have feelings and emotional responses, especially fear and pain, and that killing them for food is wrong. Plants are not deemed to have these same responses, and are also generally not killed by the harvesting of food from them. The scientific reason is that it is more efficient to eat only plants, as any animals people eat use up more energy to raise and prepare.
Scientists have been able to synthetically create organic compounds that could be food, but the energy necessary to do this is far greater than that needed to produce even the simplest of current foods. If you are worried about eating things that have "life" in them, I am afraid to tell you that the only way any animal can maintain it's "life" is eat food that has "life" in it.
It seems to me you are really misunderstanding what vegetarians are telling you, or if you happen to be one, you are misunderstanding what your choice is supposed to reflect.
2006-06-24 01:36:40
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answered by But why is the rum always gone? 6
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The VEGETARIAN specifically has to do with consuming VEGETABLES. See the "vege" part of both words?! The last part of the word, "arian" simple means "a person who...."
What you're actually saying is what is the difference between animal life and plant life? The distiction comes from undertanding that animals have self awareness and plants don't. Plants aren't what's called sentient beings.
A lot of vegetarians say they don't eat things with faces, which is all about this whole sentient being issue.
I appreciate you want to be provocative to make your point, but maybe your point is only a provocative one and not really needing to be made?
2006-06-24 03:06:44
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answered by Happy Guesser 3
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Vegetarian food is food for vegetarians, who eat fruit and vegetables, and some animal products like eggs, but no chicken, fish, or meat. Vegans are extremely strict vegetarians who will not touch anything that has animal or insect in it--they won't even eat honey or eggs.
Everything has life, but vegetables and fruits are not animals or insects, both of which are avoided by vegetarians. Vegetables, any vegetable is vegetarian food--you know, carrots, tomatoes, beans, corn, etc.
2006-06-24 01:36:34
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answered by Pandak 5
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By your definition of vegetarian, it would be water.
But, vegetarian is usually described as not eating any animal meat, vegan being described as not eating any animal products. It's not just eating anything that's alive...
Vegetables aren't animals, or animal products.
2006-06-24 12:36:30
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answered by gummy937 1
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veg salad made with grape ,bananas,strawberrys, cherrys , with a sweet sauce and u can gat it at a buffet if they have a salad bar u make it that way
2006-06-24 04:46:37
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answered by Bambi; 2
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Vegetarians dont eat ANIMAL flesh.
2006-06-24 01:33:04
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answered by KathyS 7
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Everything that doesn't have a brain is vegetarian.
2006-06-24 12:13:39
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answered by buzybee 4
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THis is an argument that stupid people put forth to try and anger vegetarians. You're not *stupid*, are you?
2006-06-25 13:01:41
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answered by Anonymous
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Funny you should mention, my plant just told me the same thing this morning!!
2006-06-24 04:31:48
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answered by Firefly 4
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Yes, they're called vegetables!
2006-06-24 01:28:20
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answered by older hippie chick 3
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