Why do people continue to buy and eat meat even though we could solve world hunger if we were all vegetarians?

Question

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Answer 1

We could solve world hunger, vegetarian or not. The world consistently produces more food than it consumes. Some governments, however, like to have wars that drive people off their lands, so they can't feed themselves. Others like to monopolize international trade in foods, so people can't buy what they lack abroad.

Answer 2

If we eat more meat wouldn't that leave more veggies to spread out, if we all become vegetarians wouldn't that give us a shortage leaving us all hungry. Vegetables are more dependent on climatic conditions than cows or pigs are, what happens if there are poor growing seasons resulting in low yields ? There is also this thing called an "economy" and it would take a big hit if meats were off the market. I'll stick to buying meat, really superb question you had though................

Answer 3

We cannot solve world hunger by pretending to be a vegetarian species. We can however help people who are starving by donating excesses and reserves of food. It seems like we should try more of that first.

Answer 4

The link you offer as "proof" is nothing more than animal rights wrapped in fancy paper to make everyone feel good. The term solve is also very suspect. This has socialistic connotations which never achieve the intended results. Now if you'll excuse me I am going to eat a steak.

Answer 5

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. If we all became vegetarians, it might cure world hunger but all those extra smelly farts would just cause global warming to accelerate at an unprecedented rate.

Answer 6

It's about food distribution. . .not what we eat. Of course, it is true that vegetarian diets can solve many human illnesses.

Answer 7

It's not that we don't have enough food. We do. The issue is DISTRIBUTION. Some governments won't let their people have anything.