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Not exactly true, old wise one. The two of you were discussing the straw man of sudden worldwide conversion to vegetarianism which was previously introduced as a rhetorical question by a third poster. I doubt either one of you actually thinks that is a possibility but you took it up. We're not advancing the debate by spinning our wheels discussing an impossible what-if scenario. My question of what happens when cows suddenly start eating people has as much relevance as sudden worldwide vegetarianism. Let's please get back to insulting one anothers' life choices.
Whether it advances the debate or not is not your sole discretion. People are have a few varying discussions in this thread.
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A straw man is a common form of argument and is an informal fallacy based on giving the impression of refuting an opponent's argument, while actually refuting an argument which was not advanced by that opponent.
I stand by the FACT that the poster your accused of using a straw man argument was responding to a specific question.
Tell that to the Indians in India where the estimate is that 30%-40% of the 1.25 billion people who live there are vegetarians. And cows roam where they want and are revered. Not suggesting that would happen here on any level but your theory/prediction sounds just a bit sensationalist to say the least.
If I thought plants could suffer I'd be in trouble. My dietary choices are based on causing the least suffering possible. I can't remove all suffering from my footprint but I can try to reduce my contribution to others suffering. (And, by the way, that includes humans, so, I'm not the nut who puts animals before people)
I do what I can. I fall short but I try.
Commendable. That's all any of us can do and I'm uncertain as to why that seems to raise the ire of others.
Not sure what your point is. The "reality" of "my" figures is that they are within the range specified in your document and confirms what I posted above, and that is,.... "The findings show that only 31 per cent of Indians are vegetarians."
"Only" 31% is still greater than the population of the entire US at 387,500,000 people using 31% of the current population estimate of India of 1.25 billion people.
Again, my original post on the topic you responded too.
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Tell that to the Indians in India where the estimate is that 30%-40% of the 1.25 billion people who live there are vegetarians. And cows roam where they want and are revered. Not suggesting that would happen here on any level but your theory/prediction sounds just a bit sensationalist to say the least.
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Commendable. That's all any of us can do and I'm uncertain as to why that seems to raise the ire of others.
I would argue that cheese itself while not key, was important for civilization.
I would love to hear this argument.
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The "reality" of "my" figures is that they are within the range specified in your document and confirms what I posted above, and that is,.... "The findings show that only 31 per cent of Indians are vegetarians."
The we need Cow Milk Delusion needs to be eradicated.
