Do you think eating meat is right?

Many people, both religious and non religous, believe that eating meat is morally wrong.

I for one believe that we have the power and right to manipulate them into a source of vital nutrients, as the superior species of this world.

And you, OT?

Of course I do. Animals taste too damn good for it not to be right.

I don't think it's wrong.

it wrong to think eating meat is wrong

Of course I do. Animals taste too damn good for it not to be right.Pirate700

^^ My answer

I for one believe that we have the power and right to manipulate them into a source of vital nutrients, as the superior species of this world.

If eating meat was "wrong", one would imagine that there wouldn't be so many carnivorous animals in nature.

If eating meat was "wrong", one would imagine that there wouldn't be so many carnivorous animals in nature.

GabuEx

Until I can find a way to photosynthesize the suns energy in my blood I will continue to eat other living species and I'm going to continue to eatwhat taste the best. So yes it is right.

For me, eating meat not grilled nor fried is okay if you eat it within the appropriate amount. Also, I believe eating meat is also considered wrong if the source of a certain type of meat is rare, since the animals are risking extinction due to overhunting because for meat and other things used as tools.

Nature would disagree...

Until I can find a way to photosynthesize the suns energy in my blood...

kidsmelly

Um...yeah. :|

Humans are omnivorous animals, meaning we eat both animals (meat) and plants (vegetables).

Sure, an alligator biting the leg of a wildebeest and dragging the whole animal into the water is much more humane than a human slaughtering a cow with a machete.:roll:

I'll never understand these people who think eating meat is "wrong". I don't understand vegetarians and vegans (WTF is the difference between the two?) because...

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[spoiler] how the flying **** can they live off only vegetables?:o:? [/spoiler]

EDIT: It's really annoying when people bring up morals and ethics to topics like this; seriously. Humans eating meat is NATURAL.

If eating meat is wrong, so is eating plants. They both are alive, after all. The point of nature is to fight or become a meal so other species can survive. I think the "morals" thing comes from people who forgot how nature runs things.ProjectTrinity

Kinda depends on who you are. Plants are (mostly) all peaceful and live and let live; they don't need to deprive others of sustenance to survive. It's only we animals who for whatever reason felt we had to be jerks to everyone as a part of life. :P

Of course I do. Animals taste too damn good for it not to be right.

Pirate700

Many people, both religious and non religous, believe that eating meat is morally wrong.

I for one believe that we have the power and right to manipulate them into a source of vital nutrients, as the superior species of this world.

And you, OT?

it wrong to think eating meat is wrong

quebec946

This.

I don't want it to be wrong.

Given that I as a human being, evolved to be an omnivore, I will continue to eat meat until the day I die. And honestly, given a survival situation, I wouldn't think twice about resorting to cannibalism (i.e. the kind that doesn't involve murder, see: Alive (1993 film)).

Animals are life, plants are life. Either way, you're eating life. It's natural.CRS98

If eating meat was "wrong", one would imagine that there wouldn't be so many carnivorous animals in nature.

GabuEx

[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

Of course I do. Animals taste too damn good for it not to be right.

tofu-lion91

If eating meat is wrong, so is eating plants. They both are alive, after all. The point of nature is to fight or become a meal so other species can survive. I think the "morals" thing comes from people who forgot how nature runs things.ProjectTrinity

Of course I do. Animals taste too damn good for it not to be right.

Pirate700

I don't want it to be wrong.

Given that I as a human being, evolved to be an omnivore, I will continue to eat meat until the day I die. And honestly, given a survival situation, I wouldn't think twice about resorting to cannibalism (i.e. the kind that doesn't involve murder, see: Alive (1993 film)).

foxhound_fox

Well cannibalism does have other non-moral issues to it, such as the fact that if you're in a situation where cannibalism is necessary, it would also be probably rather difficult to ensure that the meat is in any way sanitary.

(Although I suppose if the other option is dying from starvation...)

If eating meat is wrong, so is eating plants. They both are alive, after all. The point of nature is to fight or become a meal so other species can survive. I think the "morals" thing comes from people who forgot how nature runs things.ProjectTrinity

On the other hand, cannot recall anyone ever saying the same for plants.

Meat is Murder as Morrissey has said many a time before.

But it sure tastes good.

Well cannibalism does have other non-moral issues to it, such as the fact that if you're in a situation where cannibalism is necessary, it would also be probably rather difficult to ensure that the meat is in any way sanitary.

(Although I suppose if the other option is dying from starvation...)

GabuEx

[QUOTE="CRS98"] Having a better chance as dominant species...tofu-lion91

[QUOTE="ProjectTrinity"]If eating meat is wrong, so is eating plants. They both are alive, after all. The point of nature is to fight or become a meal so other species can survive. I think the "morals" thing comes from people who forgot how nature runs things.LiftedHeadshot

Well as far as nature is concerned, nothing wrong about that either. :P

To play devil's advocate, the difference is that (some) animals are argued to be sentient beings.

On the other hand, cannot recall anyone ever saying the same for plants.

Link256

Well cannibalism does have other non-moral issues to it, such as the fact that if you're in a situation where cannibalism is necessary, it would also be probably rather difficult to ensure that the meat is in any way sanitary.

(Although I suppose if the other option is dying from starvation...)GabuEx

Of course I do. Animals taste too damn good for it not to be right.

Pirate700

All I know is that it's an extremely inefficient use of caloric consumption. It's also impractical in terms of being sustainable as population levels increase, and is one of the major causes of our planets deteriorating ecosystem. And.. the one reason we wont do anything about it.. is because of privatized business and easily influenced population that doesn't use rational thought in order to guide their deceision making

. The concept of supply and demand.. though practical in terms of sustainable economics centralized around capitalism.. is not practical in terms of human behavior. What is demanded.. is not what is necessary, sustainable, or efficient. Food addiction is another problem that should be considered with this behavior as well. Foods are loaded with sodium, and sugars.. not because it's necessary to do this.. but because a company can get consumers addicted to them.. and they will have more cravings for a companies food, and the company will then make more money. Food tastes fine without these things.. but people are so over exsposed to them that they dont' know better. And have a hard time identifying the behavior because ignorant parents feed them this way from an early age.

I can't really comment on whether or not eating meat is morally right. Though I can conceptualize the concepts of good and evil.. I've yet to discover their application in the reality of the physical world.. in other words.. they're simply ideas applied by humans to assign or asses the value of something. Because for some reason or another it's in our nature to be obessed with measuring and quantifying.

[QUOTE="grape_of_wrath"] I'm a cow.tofu-lion91

Until carrots taste like beef and brocolli tastes like chicken, I'll keep eating my meat 8) .

Eating meat isn't wrong, we're omnivores.

Too many posts for individual replies. :P Morals is up to the law and each individual. I won't argue either or. So I leave it up to you all and the law to decide that little dispute. :P Cannibalism, after all the rights and wrongs of life, is just subjective. Humans made right and wrong, according to a variety of peeps, so I won't say if it's morally wrong to eat other humans or not. =p

No, I think its very left.