Vegetarianism

December 29, 2007, 8:43 PM

Well, I know that people have very mixed opinions on vegetarians/vegans so I thought I would make a thread on it. (Also I didn't see one anywhere)

What are your opinions on it? Are you a vegetarian? If so, then what made you become one?

December 29, 2007, 8:49 PM

I'm not personally. It's fine if perhaps something has happened in their life(like being put off by seeing a cow being slaughtered) or if it's been imposed by their parents. But when they just choose to because it's wrong or it's ashame for the animals then that's rubbish. It's unhealthy not to eat meat( i forget the name of the disease get from from the lack of nutrients from meat or whatever). Where are they protesting at the zoo's to stop feeding meat to the lions and tigers?

December 29, 2007, 8:49 PM

I'm not a vegetarian, but, on that note, I don't disagree with it either. If they can get along eating vegetables and enough protein-rich items to replace meat, all the more power to them. My choice to not be a vegetarian though, are that i like the taste of some meats, and it's much simpler to cook meat than try to find the right products to replace them.

December 29, 2007, 9:10 PM

I considered becoming a vegetarian when i was younger but thought it was a silly idea given that I don't like vegetables. I wouldn't restrict myself to being vegetarian though, and my main reason for being put off meat was that the idea of eating an animal freaked me out. But I think that when people don't want to eat meat (or any other animal product for that matter) because it's 'not fair on the animals' is just stupid. In cases like that it's like a protest or fast against people who kill animals for meat, which is pointless because people aren't going to stop eating meat, for many many reasons, so why bother restricting yourself like that? And veganism is taking stupid to a whole new level in my opinion. Not only is it extremely unhealthy to live off boiled vegetables (yum), but people like that are basically saying that we should just leave animals completely alone. I personally believe that everything in life has a purpose, and the cows are *there* to give us milk! I can understand people being against battery hens or companies like KFC who are really cruel to chickens, but if that's the case then just don't buy battery eggs.

December 29, 2007, 9:13 PM

im not a vegetarian, i like to eat meat, but i dont oppose vegetarianism, what right do any of us have to criticise someone because of their diet.

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it's ashame for the animals then that's rubbish

so your saying its perfectly normal to eat dogs and cats and any kind of animal?

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It's unhealthy not to eat meat

actually its much healthier to be a vegetarian than an omnivore of carnivore.

December 29, 2007, 9:16 PM

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so your saying its perfectly normal to eat dogs and cats and any kind of animal?

If people want to eat cat then fine, I personally find the idea of it really weird because to me it would be like eating a human, but there are many types of exotic meat that I wouldn't eat. I don't even eat lamb, although that's mainly because I find it nauseating.

December 29, 2007, 9:18 PM

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actually its much healthier to be a vegetarian than an omnivore of carnivore.

Yeah... Except for the whole muscle loss thing... And if they eat stuff with protein, that protein's typically hard for the body to use, depending on what provides the protein.

December 29, 2007, 9:22 PM

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actually its much healthier to be a vegetarian than an omnivore of carnivore.

Depends on how much meat. Me personally i eat to much meat and not enough vegies which you would probably notice if you saw my belly lol. Same if you eat to much vegies and not enough meat. It's all about balance. Walfblack hit the nail on the head. If you get your meatly nutrients from other source from suppliment pills etc then it's fine. for a while i needed iron supliments but now i drink alot of OJ and eat baked beans more which is fine

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so your saying its perfectly normal to eat dogs and cats and any kind of animal?

Not that i would ever and i would be like WTF if I saw somebody eatting a terrier or something. But well yes. If people started eating cats 200 years ago it wouldn't be a thing for anybody these days. It's only because cows and chickens etc taste so good that people have been eating them for years.

December 29, 2007, 9:27 PM

I'd just like to add that Cat and Dog are both delicacies in the Philippines... Just putting that out there...

December 29, 2007, 9:34 PM

vegetarians have a slighter lower protein intake than other people but still enough, they dont suffer from muscle loss.
yeah that protein is hard to use but if they eat the right kind of vegetables then they dont have to worry about it.

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Depends on how much meat. Me personally i eat to much meat and not enough vegies which you would probably notice if you saw my belly lol

lol. people that eat a bit of meat and lots of vegetables are typically more healthy than anyone else.

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I'd just like to add that Cat and Dog are both delicacies in the Philippines... Just putting that out there

they are in a lot of asian countries arent they?
thats why i brought up cats and dogs, if you say there is nothing wrong with eating animals then it would be hypocritical to say their is nothing wrong with eating domesticated animals

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It's only because cows and chickens etc taste so good that people have been eating them for years.

im pretty sure that dogs and cats and whales taste good too.