Vegetarians vs Meat Eaters

Where do you guys stand in this debate ? Do you think it's cruel to kill Animals ?

The way I see it is that eating meat is natural and not inhuman. Vegetarians don't like to harm animals because they are living things but guess what ? so are plants ! Just because the plants can't scream or shout don't mean they can't feel pain.

Well anyway I'm not against Vegetarians but I reckon it's stupid to think that killing animals for consumption is inhuman.

I hate PETA though, I mean they go around saying don't kill or harm animals but then they do it themselves :o what hypocrites.

Anyway what do you guys think about killing animals for eating ?

Also what do you guys think of PETA ?

more vegitarians means more meat for me.

I love animals, but meat is good.

mmm meat.

"I don't want to eat meat because I don't like the fact that my food is killed." Well... what do you think happens everytime you pull a carrot out of the ground? :|JustPlainLucas

I do not judge people, but making a comparison between eating a plant and eating an animal are baseless.

Meat Eaters our high protein diets will destroy the vegitarians. But I still think we should protect animals at least from extinction.MgamerBD

Actually, most vegetarians live longer than the average lifespan.

[QUOTE="JustPlainLucas"]"I don't want to eat meat because I don't like the fact that my food is killed." Well... what do you think happens everytime you pull a carrot out of the ground? :|Engrish_Major

I do not judge people, but making a comparison between eating a plant and eating an animal are baseless.

Both are living. Both are grown for us to eat.

[QUOTE="MgamerBD"]Meat Eaters our high protein diets will destroy the vegitarians. But I still think we should protect animals at least from extinction.Engrish_Major

Actually, most vegetarians live longer than the average lifespan.

but are they happier? I'd rather eat meat, and maybe die a year or two earlier...

No, plants don't feel pain. No spinal cord or brain. (btw, I am a vegetarian)Engrish_Major

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[QUOTE="JustPlainLucas"]"I don't want to eat meat because I don't like the fact that my food is killed." Well... what do you think happens everytime you pull a carrot out of the ground? :|JustPlainLucas

I do not judge people, but making a comparison between eating a plant and eating an animal are baseless.

Both are living. Both are grown for us to eat.

Did you read my earlier post? No spinal cord and brain = no pain.

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[QUOTE="MgamerBD"]Meat Eaters our high protein diets will destroy the vegitarians. But I still think we should protect animals at least from extinction.remmbermytitans

Actually, most vegetarians live longer than the average lifespan.

but are they happier? I'd rather eat meat, and maybe die a year or two earlier...

I am pretty happy. It is surprisingly easy to replace red meat and poultry in your diet without losing taste. (just changing). You get used to it, and your body responds nicely.

I was vegan for a year, but I'm vegetarian now. I made the switch mainly for health concerns and personal morals. I don't care if people eat meat. It's just not for me.

As for PETA, the only good thing they've done is give me free address labels. The ones that don't say PETA on them are awesome.

[QUOTE="Engrish_Major"]No, plants don't feel pain. No spinal cord or brain. (btw, I am a vegetarian)hydralisk86

Look up, or ask a biologist or doctor how pain is percieved by a creature.

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[QUOTE="MgamerBD"]Meat Eaters our high protein diets will destroy the vegitarians. But I still think we should protect animals at least from extinction.Engrish_Major

Actually, most vegetarians live longer than the average lifespan.

but are they happier? I'd rather eat meat, and maybe die a year or two earlier...

I am pretty happy. It is surprisingly easy to replace red meat and poultry in your diet without losing taste. (just changing). You get used to it, and your body responds nicely.

why are you a veggie? cause you want to live longer or cause you

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[QUOTE="MgamerBD"]Meat Eaters our high protein diets will destroy the vegitarians. But I still think we should protect animals at least from extinction.remmbermytitans

Actually, most vegetarians live longer than the average lifespan.

but are they happier? I'd rather eat meat, and maybe die a year or two earlier...

I am pretty happy. It is surprisingly easy to replace red meat and poultry in your diet without losing taste. (just changing). You get used to it, and your body responds nicely.

why are you a veggie? cause you want to live longer or cause you

Many reasons. Eliminating or reducing red meat in the diet is healthy, and I did not like the fact that an animal had to die for almost every meal I ate. (I would not eat my cats, for example). Also, the energy cycle that exists to produce beef for consumption is greatly inneficient and harmful to the environment.

BTW, I eat fish occasionally, because it is very healthy, and fish are at the bottom of the 'conciousness level'.

I do not want anyone to take offense to this, I am merely answering a question, and it was a personal decision. I do not force this upon anyone else. But I am always up for a good debate!

I was vegan for a year, but I'm vegetarian now. I made the switch mainly for health concerns and personal morals. I don't care if people eat meat. It's just not for me.

As for PETA, the only good thing they've done is give me free address labels. The ones that don't say PETA on them are awesome.

Faylette

that is fine with me :) I didn't make this thread to bash vegetarians, I just don't like the fact when people say that meat eaters are inhuman for killing animals.

No, plants don't feel pain. No spinal cord or brain. (btw, I am a vegetarian)Engrish_Major

lol i love the cpu specs

overclocked to 6mhz

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why are you a veggie? cause you want to live longer or cause you Engrish_Major

Many reasons. Eliminating or reducing red meat in the diet is healthy, and I did not like the fact that an animal had to die for almost every meal I ate. (I would not eat my cats, for example). Also, the energy cycle that exists to produce beef for consumption is greatly inneficient and harmful to the environment.

BTW, I eat fish occasionally, because it is very healthy, and fish are at the bottom of the 'conciousness level'.

I do not want anyone to take offense to this, I am merely answering a question, and it was a personal decision. I do not force this upon anyone else. But I am always up for a good debate!

hmm... I think that being at the top of the food chain entitles us to eat, whatever animal we please, however, should an animal near extinction, then I can understand not eating them. Also, anything in moderation is a good thing, so I dont see any harm in eating a burger or steak once a week.( I believe that the misconception of meat being bad for you came from those people that would eat McDonald's for breakfast, lunch AND dinner.) And if you ask me, fish may be worse for you in the long run, assuming you eat the "wrong fish" (the ones carrying mercury)...

My sister is a veggie, and I've dated someone who was a veggie, so I respect veggies, though i might not agree with them :)

[QUOTE="Engrish_Major"]No, plants don't feel pain. No spinal cord or brain. (btw, I am a vegetarian)BobSacamento

lol i love the cpu specs

overclocked to 6mhz

Thanks. :P I have always wondered if anyone actually reads those things.

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[QUOTE="MgamerBD"]Meat Eaters our high protein diets will destroy the vegitarians. But I still think we should protect animals at least from extinction.remmbermytitans

Actually, most vegetarians live longer than the average lifespan.

but are they happier? I'd rather eat meat, and maybe die a year or two earlier...

I am pretty happy. It is surprisingly easy to replace red meat and poultry in your diet without losing taste. (just changing). You get used to it, and your body responds nicely.

why are you a veggie? cause you want to live longer or cause you

Actually vegetarians live alot less than meat eaters because their body and immunity system is weaker

Actually vegetarians live alot less than meat eaters because their body and immunity system is weaker

dayaccus007

Wrong. Most studies have shown that vegetarians live 4 to 7 years longer than the average person.

Edit - wanted to cut the long quote chain.

hmm... I think that being at the top of the food chain entitles us to eat, whatever animal we pleaseremmbermytitans

Well i would consider humans to be an animal.

*puts a human in a cage with a tiger*

Whoever is at the top of this food chain gets dinner.

I'll eat pretty much anything, including tofu and soy fake meat products for a bit of variety. Some of them aren't too bad - so long as you don't expect it to taste like meat.

I do, however, hate vegetarians or vegans with an agenda, the ones who feel the need to be extremely vocal or obnoxious when you're out eating meat in public. Yes, there is beef in my hamburger, no, I don't care about the cow who died to make it. You won't win me over with guilt or twisted logic.

[QUOTE="remmbermytitans"]hmm... I think that being at the top of the food chain entitles us to eat, whatever animal we please_Tobli_

Well i would consider humans to be an animal.

*puts a human in a cage with a tiger*

Whoever is at the top of this food chain gets dinner.

We are higher up in the food chain then tigers. That doesn't mean we have to be physically stronger, faster, etc. It simply means that if we wanted to, we could kill a tiger and eat it easily. Guns but us higher up in the food chain then any other animal on earth.

The meat we eat will probably never go extinct. But the vegtables give us oxygen where as the animals do nothing. If anything were saving the grass from cows or other animals.

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[QUOTE="MgamerBD"]Meat Eaters our high protein diets will destroy the vegitarians. But I still think we should protect animals at least from extinction.Engrish_Major

Actually, most vegetarians live longer than the average lifespan.

but are they happier? I'd rather eat meat, and maybe die a year or two earlier...

I am pretty happy. It is surprisingly easy to replace red meat and poultry in your diet without losing taste. (just changing). You get used to it, and your body responds nicely.

why are you a veggie? cause you want to live longer or cause you

Many reasons. Eliminating or reducing red meat in the diet is healthy, and I did not like the fact that an animal had to die for almost every meal I ate. (I would not eat my cats, for example). Also, the energy cycle that exists to produce beef for consumption is greatly inneficient and harmful to the environment.

BTW, I eat fish occasionally, because it is very healthy, and fish are at the bottom of the 'conciousness level'.

I do not want anyone to take offense to this, I am merely answering a question, and it was a personal decision. I do not force this upon anyone else. But I am always up for a good debate!

What do you feed your cats veggies?

What do you feed your cats veggies? iangrima

You can actually buy vegetarian cat food. Talk about cruelty to animals.

I have nothing against having a vegetarian Diet/lifestyle, but some vegetarians piss me off. Like the ones who addopted the lifestyle to ease animal suffering but still eats fish because they consider them not as conscious as other animals. It's just way hypocritical.Erasorn

I don't see it as hypocritical. I replaced the instances where I would eat beef, chicken, and pork with something else (thereby lessening the amount of animals I eat), and eat fish once or twice a week as usual. Fish lack the neocortex, the part of the brain that more advanced animals possess in order to create the sensation of feeling pain. (note: there is a difference between experiencing a negative stimulus, and feeling pain).

We are higher up in the food chain then tigers. That doesn't mean we have to be physically stronger, faster, etc. It simply means that if we wanted to, we could kill a tiger and eat it easily. Guns but us higher up in the food chain then any other animal on earth.Manly-manly-man

Normally that is true, but it can go both ways.

[QUOTE="iangrima"]What do you feed your cats veggies? DJ_Lae

You can actually buy vegetarian cat food. Talk about cruelty to animals.

My cats eat regular food. Cats require meat to function and live. (they also eat much less than we do, because of their size).

I don't eat a lot of meat, but I don't get vegetartians. The animal is dead. Nothing you can do about that anymore, why not eat it? :PNever_Fear

The point is to reduce demand. Also, there are health benefits to not eating beef and pork.

'Never_Fear', your sig makes me sad :cry:

the only reason human's have a brain large enough to debate the pros and cons of eating meat is because humans ate meat... so...