Were humans really meant to eat animals?

Question

why would we be if god gave us vegetable grains fruit etc

were animals meant for milk or just dairy/eggs

i meant to say were animals meant for meat or just dairy/eggs

Answer 1

God said that animals were there for man to eat and use.

Mans teeth and gut are designed for meat eating.

Answer 2

We are given a variety just like other animals related to us such as the chimpanzee which actually does eat meat but every animal was meant to digest something from another we are all going to be eaten one day maybe by herbivores who eat the grass on the land we had been buried in. It is a choice though and especially nowadays it has some things to do with religion and we may not have been meant for it in the very beginning but we adjusted easily. But it is a choice whether or not you want to eat meat because we are designed to eat meat. So in the very beginning not really but we weren't probably really sure on what to eat and a majority of the foods eaten by ancient people were fruits and nuts and vegetables but also after that the ancient people who shared a common ancestor with chimpanzees would either hunt with their bare hands or use other methods and they ate it raw but once they figured out the taste and flavor of the meat from the fire they most likely got used to it and their systems were no longer used to it and we have evolved. They most likely had large canines and long sharp nails ao we are mean't to eat meat.

Answer 3

Predators in the wild kill other animals out of necessity. Without doing so, they would not survive. Humans, on the other hand, kill other animals by choice. Our bodies have no need whatsoever for animal flesh, milk, or eggs. In fact, medical research has consistently shown that a vegan diet is healthier than a diet heavy in animal products. Eating animals is not necessary for human survival. Rather, it is a choice we make. Is it right for us to choose to cause animals unnecessary suffering? Possessing superior intelligence does not entitle one human to abuse another human, so why should it entitle humans to abuse nonhumans? There are animals who are unquestionably more intelligent, creative, aware, communicative, and able to use language than some humans, as is the case when a chimpanzee is compared to a human infant or a person with a severe developmental disability. Should the more intelligent animals have rights and the less intelligent humans be denied rights? Our everyday food choices have far-reaching impacts that can’t be ignored. Each time we sit down to eat, we make a choice: do we want to support kindness and mercy, or do we want to support cruelty and misery? The animals we eat can suffer just like the dogs and cats we welcome into our homes and families. Yet, if the abuses endured by farmed animals were forced upon dogs and cats, the perpetrators would be prosecuted for cruelty to animals. We can help make the world a better place, every time we sit down to eat. By choosing vegetarian foods, we take a stand for compassionate living.

Answer 4

That's almost more of a theological/religious question than a vegetarian one. Any answer you get will be mostly made up, based on the answerer's beliefs.

It is my opinion that all creatures are meant to live and be part of the food chain. Humans happen to have put themselves at the top, so they eat most of the lower animals.

We've evolved this way due to the easy protein found in meats; that's why we have the upper brain capability to even debate this stuff. I choose not to eat meat, but that's the way it is.

Answer 5

I think people were first herbivorous, but after time we evolved to omnivores.
Also, each animal exists because it has adapted and evolved to it's ecosystem. Thus, some animals are made for being eaten by other animals and some animals are just there to provide/help other animals. The only thing different about humans is that we can decide what we can eat. For instance a lion chooses to eat a gazelle rather than fruit because of instinct.

Answer 6

I believe that in the Biblical old testament and caveman days, animals were put on the earth for food so it was okay to eat them, however, since then there are so many options for us and nutrition studies are stressing healthier foods that were grown from the earth. Personally, I do not like eating the same type animal that I can visit at a zoo. I was eating hot dogs until I found out what was in them so I bought some Yves Veggie Dogs which are made of soybeans and great on the grill.

Answer 7

There is a tendency to think of animals as being herbivores and carnivores and to forget that there are animals that are well adapted to be omnivores. Examples of omnivores are bears and rats. Bears are certainly carnivores but they also eat enough vegetation including grass to qualify as being omnivorous. Rats are herbivores with teeth well adapted to a diet of seeds and plants, but anyone who has ever had a rat problem can tell you that they will eat anything. Humans fall into the category of omnivores, we are able to eat a wide variety of foods including meat. What you eat is your choice, if you choose to omit meat from you diet you can do so without invoking God to justify your choice.

Answer 8

Neither plants nor animals were "meant" for anything. We are also animals, and being the most intelligent animals with a capacity for ethical reasoning, it makes sense that we would be vegetarian.

In Star Trek, Vulcans are depicted as vegetarian. They are emotionless, logical species. It makes perfect sense. To eat what you do not need is illogical. To ascribe a purpose to every living thing is illogical too.

I agree with jenny84 but I will go one step further. 'Existentialism' IS the most scientific way to look at things. Religion is not.

Answer 9

i dont think humans would have the instinct to hunt them (im talking about early caveman days) if we werent meant to eat them. it doesnt matter whether we were meant to or not anyways though. the fact is, some do. you shouldnt judge or hate a person based on what they eat. we are given the choice to decide, so if you dont like to do it then dont. From a religious standpoint, people using the "Thou shalt not kill" argument is ridiculous. if you read parts of the Bible, God doesnt place the same value on animals lives as humans. In Genesis 22, The Binding of Issac, God tests Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son, Issac to him on Mount Moriah, as a test of obedience. when Abraham is about to kill his son, an angel stops him and provides him with a ram instead. Dont forget that God accepted Abel's sacrifice of his flock of sheep. just for the record im actually athiest, but we studied the bible in English Literature. im just stating these points to argue others illogical statements.

Answer 10

It's nothing to do with any gods.
Man is originally an omnivore which means he eats anything he can catch or find.
The trouble is that meat production today is totally contaminated with chemicals and disease and the methods of production are cruel.
It is perfectly possible to be healthy without meat and lead an active life.
I look at my fat and sluggish neighbors who are always having barbecues and know that I am stronger and fitter than they are.

Answer 11

I don't think we were meant to eat animals nor were we meant to not eat animals. Either would imply we were designed by something and that's just not true. Applying a fantasy being, like a god, completely removes science and logic from the thought process.