what do you think of vegetarianism? Or veganism..?

Question

I've been vegetarian for a little over a month now...i'm enjoying the comfort in knowing that i haven't killed anything! :D

i'm a christian, i know the Bible says that i can eat meat, but i don't think God intended for animals to be treated the way they are up until death. but i didn't do this for spiritual reasons

i don't think people who eat meat are immoral or unjust...i just think they should know where their meat comes from...and if they do and their fine with it...then by all means eat it, your not offending me

Answer 1

It's unnatural. There's no reason to abstain from meat. If animals were smart enough to catch you, they would eat you. Also, meat is delicious, nutritious, and a legitimate food source.

Answer 2

The animals: sorry, it just so happens I DO care. What's it to you? Get over it, I'm not twisting your arm to do the same. Whether or not it's natural: sorry, the entire question is irrelevant. We have this thing called a mind which enables us to make choices instead of being slaves to our nature. 'Natural' would be to knock the pretty 13 year old unconscious to drag her to your cave and have sex with her. Lucky thing we got over the whole 'it's natural' as the defining factor in our choices. Health benefits? Yes, a vegetarian diet can be healthy. A whole lot healthier than doing cocaine or heroine, as I am sure you knew before you came up with that ridiculous comparison. Actually health is the least of my reasons for being a vegetarian, but it is a nice bonus. Proper planning? Wake up, ANY diet requires proper planning to be healthy. You are just so used to your diet that you don't even notice the planning part (remember, the basic food groups and such?) any more. It's the same for me. I don't take any more time planning meals now than I did before becoming a vegetarian. I am a lacto-ovo vegetarian. My diet does not lack B12. I don't need any supplements. But for the sake of argument, let's say I do. Would I rather eat a juicy steak than a tasteless supplement? Sure. Steaks are yummy. But that is besides the point. I have chosen not to eat that steak, a very personal decision that for some reason seems to offend you. Which is not MY problem. Of course the part you conveniently forgot is environmental pressure of meat production. Being a vegetarian and driving a Hummer makes more difference there than regularly eating meat and driving a Prius when it comes to CO2 emission. Producing meat as part of our nutrition intake is also shockingly inefficient. Do you have any idea how much soy is needed to produce that juicy steak? Better to eat the soy and not need nearly as much of it. Those are important reasons for me to be a vegetarian. As well as the animal cruelty I am not about to 'get over' just because YOU can't get over the idea that someone else might take that into consideration.

Answer 3

Those who can go meatless have my blessing. I have a friend who hasn't eaten "meat" for nearly thirty years. But he'll eat fish and poultry. And I tell him, Friend, if it has a beating heart it's meat. Most think of themselves as being vegetarians if they simply don't eat red meat or pork, etc. Bullfeathers. We're at the top of the food chain and we eat whatever we want. This entire planet is teeming with life. Is a plant any less a life? We eat because we have to to survive. And it goes all the way down to the two cell organism eating the one cell organism. And there is no proof that eating meat is any more or less healthy for us than eating only plant matter. Infact, look at the mountain gorilla that must consume huge amounts of plant fiber to live. And look at their waist lines! The only reason our species has evolved to appear the way we do is because of the protein we get from meat. So, go enjoy a nice fat medium-rare T-bone, and stop laying so much guilt on yourself. After all, the animals are absolutely mindless anyway. They're not self-aware. Bon apetit.

Answer 4

That's why I became vegetarian. I don't want anything to die so I can live. I am a veteran. I've seen enough death. I vowed when I came home never to hurt another living person again. After a couple years, it evolved into another living thing ever again. So I stopped eating meat. Nothing that has died will ever come in contact with my body.

I feel great, am in far better health and shape and have a clean conscience. I love it. The transition and detox wasn't very fun, as you'll soon be experiencing but it's worth it in so many ways.

Answer 5

On a health level:

I think you are going to be eating a lot of green and doing a lot of studying to get your diet healthy.

If not, you can stop menstruating (if you are female), have difficulty healing, suffer fatigue, and other diet-related problems.

The biggest fight is going to be finding things to put in your diet that have the right nutrients in the right quantity in the right combinations compared to many of the same being found in quantity in many meats or meat preparations.

On a psychological level:

If the difficulty and stress of making this work is low enough to tolerate and is less than the stress of eating animals, go for it. I wouldn't be obnoxious about it or try to force it on others, especially children.

On a metaphysical level:

I think you're a little out there.

Elitist as a matter of fact, setting yourself above everyone else (including the animals).

Trying to keep everyone and everything alive is a dangerous and unnatural act.

Answer 6

i have no "beef "with it... :P


sorry if it makes you unconformable but you have killed something, as a plant is life and to "kill" is take life.

i personally am not a veggie, but i respect the animal in which has died so i can eat it.

i respect vegetarianism/veganism unless it is forced on someone or saying that carnivorous people are unmoral or ignorant and such.

im all for animal rights and everything, but its a part of life,eating animals. if someone disagrees, id be happy to hear your argument

Answer 7

Hi Beach. Vegetarians tend to live longer and healthier lives than carnivores. However, you must educate yourself about vegetarian diets. These diets often lack adequate amounts of Vitamin B12, Zinc and balanced protein (amino acids). So, you need to be knowledgeable about managing and avoiding these potential problems.

Best wishes and good luck.

Answer 8

I don't think it is right or wrong. Whatever makes you feel better. The Bible says we can eat animals. The Buddhists say we shouldn't. I think it depends on a person's spiritual stance.

Answer 9

Vegans taste alright with some salt. Vegitarians pretty much have a decent salt content. All in all it depends on how you cook them.