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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 6:33 pm
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 12:30 pm
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 3:11 am
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I eat animals. Why? Because evolution and natural selection tell me to. Any form of animal, including humanity, progresses by being subjected to adverse circumstances. As the species grows and changes, only changes which are beneficial to the species in relation to the environment are beneficial. A species that has no constant adversity will grow "fat" and "lazy", as it were, allowing genetic defects to creep into the population. When change does inevitably come, it generally kills much larger portions of the population of unadapted animals than the adapted ones. Not only that, but humanity, unlike our distant monkey-like ancestor, has evolved the ability eat both vegetation and meat. The fact that we have the ability to digest meat indicates that doing so was beneficial to our population for some reason. To not eat meat goes against my genetics. In addition, not eating animals will kill infinitively more of them in the long run. Humanity is a large part of the adversities faced by particular animal species. If humanity were suddenly to stop hunting/killing these animals, then their populations, adapted to humanities aggression, will not be properly adapted to their new environments. Not only will large chunks of them die upon release from human instillations, but even those that survive will dwindle because of poor adaption.
Actually, I eat meat because I find it tasty. I do try to have my diet consist mainly of non-meat products, for health reasons, but I have no aversion to eating meat.
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:33 am
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 3:12 am
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 3:09 pm
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I stopped eating animal products as a personal moral choice. After researching factpry farms, as well as the meat and dairy industry's impact on the enviroment, I decided to stop supporting those instiutuions.
Mind you, I noted that this was a PERSONAL MORAL ISSUE. Morality is subjective, and the beliefs I hold are mine alone. I'm cool with your dietary choice (so long as you're not a cannibal!) I don't push my beliefs on others.
As a side note, veganism was initally pretty hard, but over time it became easier for me. I cook most of my meals from scratch, but have cereal, pasta with sauce, instant soup, and frozen faux meats for days when I'm too busy/lazy to cook and don't have leftovers on hand. I'm now a pretty good vegan cook. ^_^
As for eating out, it all depends on how nit-pickey you are. I personally will avoid obviously non vegan foods (ex. cheese), and ask the waitstaff about foods which commonly are not vegan (ex. I'll ask if vegetable soup was made with beef/chicken stock), but I don't go so far as to ask if the bread they use for thier veggie sandwhich is vegan. When I eat out, I can find things at most restraunts, such as steamed veggies, a veggie sandwhich, hommus with pita, plain baked potatoes, salads, and whatnot. Or, if I can't seem to find anything I want at a restraunt, I usually keep a protine bar in my purse to eat.
I was a vegetarian for about 20 months before becoming a vegan. I've now been a vegan for about 8 months, and have been healthier than ever. I have much more energy than I did before, I'm eating healthier, and I lost a lot of weight (which was good, since I was pretty close to reaching the point of obesity prior to going vegan).
I really love my veggies! blaugh
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 10:02 am
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I would like to be full vegetarian (currently, I eat diary products and white meat), but now it's pretty impossible. All the vegetables are costing much more than meat and I have just 50 bucks to spent at food in month, it's nearly impossible to get everyday healthy meal containing just vegetables. :l WHEN I have enough money to become a vegeterian, I won't become one just becuase of little cow got killed because of this, because I think that being sentimental towards the food you eat...I just think it's crazy. We allow people get killed, raped and living in slums, but a little cow isn't worth of that rumba. It's just insane. I rather become a vegeterian because it's more healthier and it doesn't consume so much nature. I'm NOT SAYING that all you, who became vegetarian/vegan as the reason of not killing animals for food, are insane, that kind of thinking doesn't fit in my values. :B
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 12:39 pm
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[brainvomit] I would like to be full vegetarian (currently, I eat diary products and white meat), but now it's pretty impossible. All the vegetables are costing much more than meat and I have just 50 bucks to spent at food in month, it's nearly impossible to get everyday healthy meal containing just vegetables. :l WHEN I have enough money to become a vegeterian, I won't become one just becuase of little cow got killed because of this, because I think that being sentimental towards the food you eat...I just think it's crazy. We allow people get killed, raped and living in slums, but a little cow isn't worth of that rumba. It's just insane. I rather become a vegeterian because it's more healthier and it doesn't consume so much nature. I'm NOT SAYING that all you, who became vegetarian/vegan as the reason of not killing animals for food, are insane, that kind of thinking doesn't fit in my values. :B
LOL, I personally put most animals' lives over most humans' lives.
And, if you are a vegetarian, you can still eat dairy products, eggs, etc. When you stop eating all those, you are technically a vegan. blaugh
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 6:44 pm
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Crimson Thanatos LOL, I personally put most animals' lives over most humans' lives. And, if you are a vegetarian, you can still eat dairy products, eggs, etc. When you stop eating all those, you are technically a vegan. blaugh
Well, you are right about that the most of the people aren't as valuable as animals, but I'm mainly against the sentimentality. I hate puppies, I hate lambs, I hate people, I hate everything equally. <3 Oh, at least this part of the world, basic vegetarians don't eat diary products or white meat at all. We keep the difference between vegetarian and vegan that vegetarians can use for example wool products and leather in name of ecological consumption. But maybe they are just different in different countires /communities. :B
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 7:14 pm
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 10:09 am
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Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 6:52 am
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Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 5:09 pm
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Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 4:18 pm
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