It was basically a claim that pro-lifers should be vegetarian since pro-life should (in that person's statement) mean pro - all life. Most responses were moderately against this idea and I wouldn't have said much of anything at all except that someone made the claim that we need to continue to raise livestock to feed the masses as "we have a food shortage as it is."
I tried explaining to them that the resources could be used to feed far more humans by comparison, but this is the general response that I received:
I.Am
Kasumi Ocada
If it's unnecessary for me to require the life of an animal to survive, then I don't do it. You can live a perfectly healthy life without consuming any animal products at all. In regards to what I.Am said, even if it is or were true that most grains fed to animals are unfit for humans, the point I was trying to make earlier is that the resources (land, manpower, etc...) could be used to grow foods for human consumption and, indeed, that conversion could cut down on hunger worldwide.
This, of course, doesn't mean all land used for animal food. But there's a substantial amount.
So... would anyone be willing to help me find sources to show what I mean? I just want to make sure they understand not only my point of view (agreeing with the original statement) but also what I mean. This man is under the assumption that we don't use the land to grow crops for humans because it just isn't possible.
