In my humble opinion, this demonstrates a blinkered and unscientific world view. It is not our place to decide whether animals have a purpose or not. Animals exist, and that's that. The same goes for plants, rocks, and everything else. Looking for a reason for their existence is akin to a dog chasing its tail. A useless, irrelevant pursuit.
I eat plants because my body needs them. I don't see plants as being put on here for us to eat. The same would go for animals if I needed to eat them but we don't need to eat them.
2007-09-17 08:29:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
I agree for the most part, although I might have a slightly different interpretation.
I think every living thing has a purpose, but it's not up to us to decide what that purpose is. Human beings aren't even sure about their own purpose; so how can they claim to know the purpose of any other living thing?
We all have viewpoints and opinions, but no one can truly comprehend the whole of reality. We can only use what we have learned to interpret reality. I can't remember his name, but some Hindu philospher made the analogy that if someone wears sandals made of leather, he imagines that the entire world is covered with leather just so he can walk comfortably--that is, we make our own reality and live in it.
I don't eat animals because I find it unpleasant and it's not necessary. I couldn't justify meat eating once I was educated enough to know it was not required. I did not love meat eating so much that I could disregard the killing of my fellow creatures. Plently of people aren't going to agree with me, but that's up to them.
2007-09-18 15:37:24 · answer #1 · answered by majnun99 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Not everything seems to serve a purpose, but as inquisitive creatures, we must always ask "Why?". It is more comforting to believe that everything has a purpose because we can then translate that to our own humanity. There would be a lot more people jumping off bridges if they truly believed there was no purpose to anything. Personally, I plan on living forever (so far, so good), but I would like to be content at the end of my days knowing I had a purpose, and followed through. So far as animals are concerned, I may not know their purpose, but I do know that like other creatures, they do not want to die. It only seems fair to me that I should respect that request if they respect mine.
On the other hand, if we find out twenty years down the road that plants do indeed have a cerebral cortex, I hope boiling rocks is very nutritous, or at least that becoming a fruitarian is a viable option.
2007-09-17 09:55:44 · answer #2 · answered by Divided By Zero 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree. Why do people always need an answer or justification for the way I choose to eat? I don't look for an answer or NEED to justify what meateaters eat and why.
It seems though more meateaters need some kind of justification for my eating habits than the other way around. Why is that? Why are they so facinated with my veggie eating habits? I'm not an alien I wish they would stop investigating and picking apart my eating habits like I am.
I don't need animal proteins either to properly live and so I don't eat them That's it.
2007-09-17 16:12:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-14 17:13:48 · answer #4 · answered by dieng 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They think that if you can't find the right answers for everything, their god won't reward them with eternal joy and freedom from suffering.
2007-09-17 13:09:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree, no purpose is needed.
I eat them because theyre tasty, not because I think their purpose is to be food.
2007-09-17 09:08:52 · answer #6 · answered by Showtunes 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
o.k. fine I eat animals because they taste good, is that good enough for you, no reason, no purpose, I like to eat them and they taste good. Your body doesn't need candy but I bet you eat some now and then. So please shut up eat your grass and quit trying to talk me out of eating meat - thanks
2007-09-17 10:33:27 · answer #7 · answered by rome 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Tiger got to hunt
Bird got to fly
Man got ask questions Why? Why? Why?
Tiger got to sleep
Bird got to land
Man got to say "I understand"
2007-09-17 10:52:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree... not that you asked if I did but I just wanted to let you know that I do!
2007-09-17 08:47:45 · answer #9 · answered by Janet 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋