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Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater.
It's obvious that processed food is junk and that far to many people eat far too much meat and aren't fairing well because of it.
That said, a vegan diet is not for everyone.
“The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this century, all natural disasters, and all automobile accidents combined. If beef is your idea of "real food for real people" you'd better live real close to a real good hospital.”—Neal Barnard, M.D.
Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater.
It's obvious that processed food is junk and that far to many people eat far too much meat and aren't fairing well because of it. That said, a vegan diet is not for everyone.
thanks but i disagree.
“A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite.”—Count Leo Tolstoy
“A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite.”—Count Leo Tolstoy
I'm not sure what you're thanking me for.
I don't eat meat unless my body asks for it which is rare but when it does, i oblige.
Any kind of dogmatism is problematic and when people insist that they know what is best for others, it's odious.
I'd prefer it if people didn't eat meat and i'd prefer it if my body never asked for it.
I'd also prefer it if people transcended the food chain mentality which goes beyond abstaining from eating animals.
p.s. Your font is so small it's difficult to read.
I'm not sure what you're thanking me for.
I don't eat meat unless my body asks for it which is rare but when it does, i oblige. Any kind of dogmatism is problematic and when people insist that they know what is best for others, it's odious.
I'd prefer it if people didn't eat meat and i'd prefer it if my body never asked for it.
I'd also prefer it if people transcended the food chain mentality which goes beyond abstaining from eating animals.
p.s. Your font is so small it's difficult to read.
so you are excluding animals other than humans from this conclusion? no human "needs" to consume animals or animal products to flourish and in most if not all cases it is actually counter productive to do so. i try to live by this myself:
“The basis of all animal rights should be the Golden Rule: we should treat them as we would wish them to treat us, were any other species in our dominant position.”—Christine Stevens
the font thing must be a browser issue as the fonts on my screen are all the same size.
so you are excluding animals other than humans from this conclusion? no human "needs" to consume animals or animal products to flourish and in most if not all cases it is actually counter productive to do so. i try to live by this myself:
“The basis of all animal rights should be the Golden Rule: we should treat them as we would wish them to treat us, were any other species in our dominant position.”—Christine Stevens
the font thing must be a browser issue as the fonts on my screen are all the same size.
Like i said, i wish that people would not eat meat and more because of my love for animals (and the earth) than my concern for humans ... actually.
And i wish that my body never, ever needed meat.
Do you have a totally peaceful and loving heart with no ill will toward anyone (even the most heinous among us)?
Like i said, i wish that people would not eat meat and more because of my love for animals (and the earth) than my concern for humans ... actually.
And i wish that my body never, ever needed meat.
Do you have a totally peaceful and loving heart with no ill will toward anyone (even the most heinous among us)?
your body does not need meat-it is your appetite that craves it. of course no one can claim to be perfect but can only strive to be as cruelty free as possible. not consuming animal products is by far the biggest factor in leading a cruelty free life.
your body does not need meat-it is your appetite that craves it. of course no one can claim to be perfect but can only strive to be as cruelty free as possible. not consuming animal products is by far the biggest factor in leading a cruelty free life.
I know my system well and i know the difference between a need of the body and a craving.
Do not presume.
And until you shed any and all judgment (and arrogance and dogmatism) and purify your ego sufficiently, you're not truly serving.
And a "clean" system involves much more than what one eats or doesn't eat.
The reason i asked you whether or not you have a totally loving and peaceful heart and wish no ill will toward anyone (even the most heinous among us) is that until you have reached that level of consciousness ... of being ... you're not really in a position to insist that others refrain from cruelty and harm.
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