Poll: Why do you (not) eat meat?
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I'm vegetarian, because I've yet to hear a good argument for eating meat. The meat processing industry creeps me the hell out. The "animals eat animals, and I'm an animal. It's natural" attitude never made sense to me. Eating other animals is just as natural as dying from horrific, easily curable diseases, but not many prefer to stay natural when faced with the latter...if humans are not like other animals, what kind of argument is saying we should behave like them? =/ if we can do better, we should.
The health issues associated with vegetarianism I've never encountered. When I first changed my diet, I lost a big chunk of my excess body fat (about 15 lbs) and according to my blood work I'm healthier than ever. I don't take supplements. I don't even work out that much. I just have to think more about what I eat to make sure I get what I need. And fast-food is shit when it doesn't have all that delicious greasy meat in it so there's that gone =P
Overpopulation of animals wouldn't be a big issue if there weren't so many bred. That being said. I don't think there's anything wrong with killing and eating game like deer and rabbits that overpopulate naturally, as long as it stops there.
For the most part eating meat seems like unnecessary killing. Some of it's pretty tasty and if I truly had to eat meat to survive and be healthy, I would. But all the arguments against vegetarianism I've heard so far have been absolute bull. The idea that people need meat to live is wrong. I haven't eaten meat in 5 years, and I'm absolutely certain I'm not dead.
The health issues associated with vegetarianism I've never encountered. When I first changed my diet, I lost a big chunk of my excess body fat (about 15 lbs) and according to my blood work I'm healthier than ever. I don't take supplements. I don't even work out that much. I just have to think more about what I eat to make sure I get what I need. And fast-food is shit when it doesn't have all that delicious greasy meat in it so there's that gone =P
Overpopulation of animals wouldn't be a big issue if there weren't so many bred. That being said. I don't think there's anything wrong with killing and eating game like deer and rabbits that overpopulate naturally, as long as it stops there.
For the most part eating meat seems like unnecessary killing. Some of it's pretty tasty and if I truly had to eat meat to survive and be healthy, I would. But all the arguments against vegetarianism I've heard so far have been absolute bull. The idea that people need meat to live is wrong. I haven't eaten meat in 5 years, and I'm absolutely certain I'm not dead.
I don't eat most red meat because I don't like the flavour, but I know it is good for you, and protein alternatives suck arse, so I will force feed them to myself, or put various sauces on them to compensate!
Fish I cannot stand... unless it is battered cod, as that doesn't really have a flavour!
And poultry is pretty much a staple in my diet! I'll always choose chicken/turkey over anything else!
Fish I cannot stand... unless it is battered cod, as that doesn't really have a flavour!
And poultry is pretty much a staple in my diet! I'll always choose chicken/turkey over anything else!
I eat meat because I am a body builder/strength builder and protein supplements are metabolically rejected by my system. Besides it tastes good, we are biologically adapted to eat meat, and because I have sensory defensiveness, there are few vegetables that I can even chew. Do I oppose the currently cruel meat industry and their practices? Fuck yes! That is why I am learning to become a hunter so that not only do I know where my meat is coming from, I did not make the animal suffer unnecessarily from birth. Also, consider that wolves start eating deer long before they are dead or even unconscious for that matter. Nature, you scary *****!
Because I take a rather dark pleasure in knowing that for me to exist, other must die, even if they are animals. I have even looked my (now dead) cat in the face several times and told him that if it came down to it, I'd eat him to live. Miss that lil guy.
The more sane reason is because I can. I evolved to be able to digest meat, and it carries some benefiets to it. Yes, too much red meat is bad for you, stop harping on it. Hell, anything overdone is bad for you. Even drinking too much water can kill you. Everything in moderation folks, and that includes tasty, tasty meat!
The more sane reason is because I can. I evolved to be able to digest meat, and it carries some benefiets to it. Yes, too much red meat is bad for you, stop harping on it. Hell, anything overdone is bad for you. Even drinking too much water can kill you. Everything in moderation folks, and that includes tasty, tasty meat!
I eat meat, but I try to do so in moderation and from sustainable sources. We are evolved to eat meat, and while I respect vegetarians and have no problem with their personal choices, it's just not for me.
Fish is meat. Tasty tasty flesh.EcoEclipse said:
On another note: I'll stop eating meat when an animal of the type I eat asks me not to.
I eat food because food tastes good. This includes meat.
There is meat that does not taste good. I don't eat it. There are some vegetables and fruit that do not taste good. I don't eat those either.
That's about all the justification I feel I need for my dietary choices.
There is meat that does not taste good. I don't eat it. There are some vegetables and fruit that do not taste good. I don't eat those either.
That's about all the justification I feel I need for my dietary choices.
We can survive without computers, television, roads, houses if you want to get picky. What, that hole in the ground not GOOD enough for you, eh?!Parkway91 said:
Why should we defile and destroy the land just to satisfy a want?
I eat whatever really.>.> Fish Meat Veggies Fruits...yeah there is nothing that i won't eat *As long as it is Edible Tasty good and Sanitary*
Could you explain your statement that you believe it is harmful for the environment?Soods said:
I eat meat because I see no compelling reason not to, it's tasty, and it's hard to get the protein you need without it.
