There is so much to eat without resorting to eating flesh. Why do human beings want to be carnivorous ?

Answer 1

Its a question that has baffled me for many years too. We dont need meat to live, and why as supposdly civilised, empathetic, caring people would we want innocent animals to have their throats slit so we can eat them?

In my opinion God put animals on this Earth for us to care for, not to murder and humans, having free will, grew lazy and greedy and saw meat as the easy alternative.We are seeing the bad karma of this now with BSE and other meat related illnesses like bird flu(brought about by intensive farming of these animals to feed humans!!)

Humans were not meant to eat meat which is why we have to cook it before it is okay for consumption ulike carnivores who consume it raw.

It saddens me that humans still continue to think with their bellies instead of their heads and hearts and hopefully one day this will not be the case.At least there are a few considerate human beings around like me and you!!!

Answer 2

I've found many reasons:
1. The decision was made for most people when they were babies. They grow up this way and it would be hard for them to stop
2. They've been trained that it's healthy, that you don't get enough vitamins from a meat free diet. They are not educated on the fact that most people can be just as, or more healthy, without meat. There is a lot of research from reputable mediacl research labs, including Harvard U., that suggest this. You don't hear much about it because the meat industry is very powerful.
3. They have it in their heads that soy and tofu are gross.
4. They don't want to put the required effort into finding new foods to eat, adjusting the way they eat out, cooking different things
5. Food is a social activity and fear not being able to dine out with friends, awkward moments at a dinner party, or getting teased.
6. They don't realize (or do not want to know about) how the piece of meat got to their table. I know many people that, if they were required to kill their own animals for dinner, would become vegetarian really fast.
7. It tastes good. They can't imagine living without it. I though this for a while until it clicked that even though a steak tastes good, it's not good enough when I think how the cow was treated. There are alternatives that are 99% as good and make me feel infinitely better about enjoying it.

These are all reasons why I didn't become a vegetarian sooner, and why many people who I am close to tell me they won't become vegetarian. I think these are pretty fair assessments

I have just become a vegetarian, verging on vegan. I couldn't be happier. I just always remember not to be judgemental, I never try to convert anyone, and don't make my vegetariansim interfere in the rest of my life. When people are interested, I appreciate it and am very happy to share the research I put into giving up meat.

And to the person who mentioned leather shoes- Doing something is better that nothing. That would be like saying that a person who gives $5 to a worthy charity shouldn't even bother since it's not enough on its own to make a difference.

Answer 3

Because we are omnivorous apes. Vegitarians used to cite chimps as 'proof' that our sharp teeth are not for flesh eating- until the seminal nature programmes showing them hunting and killing monkeys. Did you know that some Veggie charities wanted to censor the programme because it prooved their 'reasoning' wrong? It is a fact of nature- ou closest relatives will hunt or at least eat found meat (several more peaceful apes will eat fish, insects and found meat even if they don't hunt). Our teeth and the teeth and bones of our direct ancestors show a suitability to a mixed diet comprising 60-70% plant foods and 40-30% meat/fish - this varied around the world in prehistory, with some communities eating mosre plant matter, and some eating (for example) a diet of almost 100% fish and shellfish.

Humans and human-related apes have always eaten meat or fish when it has been available. In countries where heat or avaliability of meat limited the use of it, vegitarian societies prevailed- just as in countries known for tapeworm, pig-flesh is historically called 'unclean'.

Vegitarians can live on veg based protein, and in light of many modern farming methods it is the ethical choice to do so. However, to take the tack that it is the 'natural way' against almost all biological and historical evidence will only count against the way vegitarianism is viewed by the general public.

Answer 4

Personal choice and in some cases it's the most available food there is (Eskimos, for example, would have a hard time if they tried to be vegetarian).

I suspect that human beings want to be OMNivorous because a) they were raised that way or b) they like the taste of meat or c) simply because they can.

Man has eaten meat since the days of the cave man so who are we to argue with today's descendants of the hunter gatherers who are simply carrying on as their ancestors did.

Answer 5

Not carnivorous, omnivorous. The human digestive trace contains enzymes that specifically target meat, as well as enzymes that target plants. Bile is a perfect example. Bile is created in the liver, then stored and concentrated in the Gall Bladder. Eventually it is released into the small intestine, where it acts like a detergent to break up fats.

Answer 6

We're not carnivorous, we're omnivorous. Our bodies work better when we get our nutrients from flora and fauna. It's what we're designed to do, coming from how we evolved. We wouldn't have specialized teeth for both cutting flesh and mashing vegetation if there wasn't some purpose for them. Admittedly, it is possible to live without ingesting flesh, but it's a difficult thing to do safely while remaining healthy without constant and consistent self-monitoring. From a survival standpoint for a species with our particular needs, such a species-wide restriction would likely lead to near-extinction.

Answer 7

Lets analyse this:

Meat tastes very good, and our bodies like eating it. Mightn't you infer from that that evolution wants us to eat meat? Things it doesn't want us to eat invariably taste disgusting.

And assuming evolution wants us to eat meat, don't you think there must therefore be some evolutionary benefit to it?

The fact that our bodies are built for meat digestion also suggests this.

The reason is, meat is a very good source of minerals, vitamins and protein, much more concentrated than that you get in any plants. There are some things in meat we can't get anywhere else, even supplements aren't as good as the real thing.

Who are we to deny millions of generations of evolution.

People who claim an unnatural vegetarian diet is healthier than our natural one surely need to get a common sense and logic bypass.

Answer 8

Carnivores eat meat.
Herbivores eat vegetation
Omnivores eat both.

Humans are omnivores. Their systems have evolved to eat both meat and vegetation. As a result they have passed all the other animal groups.

Answer 9

Although many other conditions are required (such as a genetic mutation), the quantum leap in the brain development of Homo Sapiens was triggered principally by meat proteins the like of which is not to be found in a purely vegetarian diet. The need for this protein still persists in our species and such is its importance, it is almost instinctive for humans to eat meat. Vegetarianism, like celibacy, requires an enforced self-disciplne in order to overcome this instinct.

Answer 10

Because humans think they are better than every, especially other species!! Just because we have the ability to make tools means we can eat you is BS. I wont eat my dog or my best friend, so why would i eat a cow or a pig? There are better ways to go I'd rather eat something that doesn't reason or think that somethign that does.

Vegans rule.

Answer 11

Not everyone can be vegan. Some people are allergic to beans, or soya, or gluten. Some people are unable to eat a high fibre diet.
Its your choice what you eat; don't try to dictate to others what they can and can't eat as you don't win any converts. We are designed to be omnivorous, and should eat a balanced healthy diet. How we choose to do that is up to us.
We are a part of nature, not apart from it. We are animals too. We are not special or different or better.