What constitute ethical / moral DIETARY PRACTICES within the context of your own faith or non-faith tradition?

Question

Charles W: Let me remind you that dietary practices have been among the most frequently practiced religious rules for thousands of years: Kosher foods, Muslim dietary avoidance of pork, Catholic avoidance of meat on Fridays (former) and during Lent, etc. Perhaps as you read the answers, you'll notice some folks now consider eating meat at all ethically questionable. Perhaps if you would reach a bit more, you might actually touch someone with a different opinion from your own.

Answer 1

Atheist:

I eat nothing that I believe could suffer. That ability seems to lie in the presence of a neo-cortex which mammals and birds have. Cephlopods also have a nervous system that is advanced like this.

I'm mostly vegetarian but I do eat small amounts of shellfish and fish.

Answer 2

I think the first answerer has hit the mark on this.

Within Islam, red meat is allowed. But the gist of the whole religion is: avoid excessive behaviour..be moderate..etc.

Another dietary rule for Muslims that very few people know about is: We cant eat animals that have been tortured.

And back in those days, red meat was a luxury. The animals were never mass killed nor were they treated as bad as they are treated now because they were an expensive commodity.

Answer 3

I'm an atheist and a member of the Ethical Society. We have no specific dietary practices as such, but quite a few of our members, including our leader, are vegetarian or even vegan.

Me? I'm stuck with eating only what my doctor approves, and that's ethical enough. The more we take care of ourselves and stay healthy, the more we are able to be productive, independent, etc. If only I had . . . oh, well. I do the best I can now, and try not to think about the past.

Answer 4

I'm an atheist and have become very health-conscious as a result. I eat nothing that has over 15% grams from fat, and prefer whatever fat-free foods I can find. I avoid junk food completely, and I don't eat, or drink anything but water, between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. I eat a LOT less meat, it's become a very small part of my diet (just chicken, turkey, and fish) and I will probably be cutting it out completely before long. Since becoming an atheist and realizing that I have only one life to live and one body that's going to have to last, I've quit drinking, quit smoking, lost forty pounds and have a lot more energy. It's really been amazing.

Answer 5

Mead is good. No dietary restrictions here. We live life to the fullest and how can you do that without feasting and drinking and having a good time with friends and family!?

Answer 6

I am an atheist and I just recently became a vegetarian. A moral person could not eat meat after witnessing what those farms do to them.

Answer 7

My consideration is what my doctors recommend for dietary needs given the medical conditions that I have. If I don't follow them, I have a more painful road.

Answer 8

Appetite, hunger, and common sense.

Of course the senses play a big role.

Please ask a question that you really want an answer to.

You obviously are reaching.


Did the subject change to other people.
"within the context of your" means YOUR.

LOL, you are full of it, it being what ever you eat.

Answer 9

Eat a well balanced meal 3x's a day & Drink plenty of water.


And I like my coffee. Thats it.

Answer 10

The Bible states that vegetarians are weak in the faith. It also states that we are to call nothing that God has made unclean.