[Laz116]

Originally Posted by Icarusbop

I eat meat and always will.

Everyone is entitled to their opinions, but I don't 'get' vegetarians at all.


Rubbish, we are designed to eat meat, hence the canine teeth for tearing meat.

So what. We are also designed to reproduce. Some live a happier life not reproducing.

The interesting thing is whether you live healthier as a vegetarian than as a meat-eater. The few studies conducted in this area seems to indicate so although they are not conclusive. A lot of life-style diseases could be greatly reduced if people were vegetarians (or didn't eat as much meat as they do) fx obesity.

Moral ground: There isn't any really, animals are there to be eaten ( 'if we aren't supposed to eat animals why are they made out of meat?') I'm prettry certain Lions or(insert big predator of your choice here) doesn't go on much of a guilt trip when they get to eat people... - sure it would be nice to have all the hens, sheep, pigs (etc.) running around in fields but they don't (for various reasons) and not eating meat because of it's history does not make you morally better IMO.

I agree. I don't feel sorry for the animal being eaten.

Helth reasons: I thought only have too much red meat was a health issue and 'meats' like chicken and fish can be very healthy (unless cooked in butter and covered with sauces... yum).

Chicken are healthier.

Exploiting animals: yeah well, that just tough - that happens when another organism is at the top (or very close) of the food chain. No guilt there either.

Well I'd like to differ. Do you find it ok if people mistreat their cat or dog as well?

I find this interesting (and concede I know nothing of farming and stuff), I infer, that if everyone ate vegetables, there would be enough food for the whole world population... Not sure if this could be true since (I think) meat has a higher energy density than veg. So: if you filled every square inch of spare land with animals surely there would be enough food (meat) for everyone to eat anyway. the Co2 part does not add up as well as here (in the UK) Barretts are happily filling every sqaure inch of land with houses, even if everyone ate veg they would still have to ship it in from other countries, therefore more Co2 (and other pollutants).

Read this link. Your assumptions are wrong on every account:

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/78/3/660S