2007-10-18 08:34:16 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
you see.. i am a vegetarian... but the fact is that we still hurt the plants when we pluck the fruits and etc... ancient people in India used to eat what fell from the trees cos it was considered a sin to pluck stuff from trees... it is still a sin but there is no way out.. either you eat or you die.. so we have to...
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the fact that plants dont have a nervous system is not an excuse... not having nervous system doesnt mean plants are not living... killing or hurting any living being is a sin..
PS All I talk about is according to Hinduism..
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2007-10-18 21:10:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
As most of the vegetarians have said, plants don't have the nervous systems to feel or interpret pain. Plants are alive in the way your toenails are alive... they grow and react to chemical stimuli, but they have no will of their own. They do what they do just as a reaction, not because of reason or pain. That means they're ok to eat (the plants, not your toenails).
btw... It is estimated that to produce one pound of beef it takes about fifteen pounds of grain. It only takes one pound of grain to make one pound of bread. Therefore, if plants did have feelings, eating meat would still be worse for the plants.
2007-10-18 17:27:53 · answer #2 · answered by Divided By Zero 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oh People, Plants are dead when we pick them but they have life when we eat them. In Genesis 1:29 God said "Every fruit bearing plant that has seed init, to you it shall be for your food." Plants that have seeds are there for a reason. So that we may increase and multiply our food supply. HE knew that we would need more food. He created them for a reason. Because HE knew that they were best for our bodies and for the earth. We are not supposed to eat the seeds, we are supposed to plant them. Plants do not have feelings. The plant that died when put next to the heated fish bowl or tank died because of the HEAT. When heat is applied to anything, it dies. It kills the enzymes in the plant and it withers and dies. It's that simple.
2007-10-18 18:19:37 · answer #3 · answered by karen kremer smith 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What, so we shouldn't eat ANYTHING? I think it's better to eat something that won't cry out in pain and bleed the same red blood that I would. Besides, plants don't have nervous systems.
2007-10-18 16:58:54 · answer #4 · answered by You 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
actually i've thought about this question alot but i guess its a little different from eating animals because they dont have organs like a heart or brain. We have to eating something, so if it weren't for fruits and veggies there would be no way for vegetarians or vegans to survive.
2007-10-19 08:44:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i love the answers that they do not have a central nervous system to feel pain, no mouth to scream with. no eyes to see you comeing at it. no face. i use all the same things when i steam a big bowl of clams
2007-10-18 20:46:31 · answer #6 · answered by ron s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
humans, animals, and plants are all living things so even if you a vegetarian you are eating something that is well a live
2007-10-18 15:40:43 · answer #7 · answered by the beast 1 · 3⤊ 3⤋
You need a processing unit (brain) to feel pain. Plants don't have brains. Neither do clams or oysters or scallops.
2007-10-18 17:12:56 · answer #8 · answered by Love #me#, Hate #me# 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
We will never know for sure. All we can do is refer to the latest studies about it. Only a plant would know, so we are never going to find out the truth about it.
2007-10-18 16:03:27 · answer #9 · answered by veggurl21 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Dear God some people just don't know when to stop. I mean I have seen city people dope over animals ,but completely ignore the cry of help from a human being. I believe it is the same with plants. Don't abuse the earth ,but please don't take it that far either.
2007-10-18 15:38:09 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 2⤊ 4⤋