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    Meat-eating Vs. Vegetarianism

    DarkOblivion
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    Post by DarkOblivion Wed Dec 01, 2010 4:48 am

    I want you to consider these three questions:

    1. As people can survive without meat with the right diet, is it ethically right to kill animals when you don't need it?

    2. Animals who people breed for meat eat much food (mostly grains) during their life (for instance, 70% of the US grain production is fed to livestock). The meat they provide after death can't weigh up against this mass. Is it better to turn these resources into a lesser amount of food, or use the food to people directly, as more people wouldn't go hungry then (theoretically)?

    3. Is it okay to eat meat even though it is bad for the environment?

    And, some links if you are interested or want to know more about the subject before you start debating:
    http://users.erols.com/epastore/veg/

    This site has a lot of information about vegetarianism.
    http://users.erols.com/epastore/veg/environment.html

    Some information about differences in the amount of resources needed for meat and vegetables respectively, along with some more information.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environ..._vegetarianism

    Wikipedia isn't the best source, but it's always interesting.
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    Post by RobbieFTW Wed Dec 01, 2010 9:00 am

    I'm not gonna go out and kill a cow myself, but if somebody already made meat out of one then I'm gonna eat the cheeseburger.
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    Post by Forgiveness Man Wed Dec 01, 2010 9:24 am

    I don't believe it is bad for the environment; lots of animals kill each other for food.

    I wouldn't hunt an animal myself but if it's already food, there's mo reason why I gotta not eat it. If you don't like the process, I fully support your right to be a vegan.
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    Post by Cheaps Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:15 am

    RobbieFTW wrote:I'm not gonna go out and kill a cow myself, but if somebody already made meat out of one then I'm gonna eat the cheeseburger.

    ditto Smile
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    Post by Shale Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:23 am

    Dark Oblivion wrote:I want you to consider these three questions:

    1. As people can survive without meat with the right diet, is it ethically right to kill animals when you don't need it?.

    I am a sloppy vegetarian, I eat eggs and dairy. Which means animals are exploited, but I draw the line at killing them and eating them. That is the reason I don't eat meat, but I probably get some health benefits as well.

    Dark Oblivion wrote:2. Animals who people breed for meat eat much food (mostly grains) during their life (for instance, 70% of the US grain production is fed to livestock). The meat they provide after death can't weigh up against this mass. Is it better to turn these resources into a lesser amount of food, or use the food to people directly, as more people wouldn't go hungry then (theoretically)?.

    In an ideal world! But we live in a world where ppl drive gas guzzling SUV's for no reason other than it is big and waste all sorts of resources for a lifestyle that could be pared back. This is the industrialized world - who cares that ppl are actually starving on our planet while we waste food?

    Dark Oblivion wrote:3. Is it okay to eat meat even though it is bad for the environment?

    Again, yes it is bad but tell it to the guy in the SUV, who may actually need a vehicle that large to haul is ever growing, Big Mac ass around.
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