In regards to eating meat

[BrownEye]

I would add to this that, in the past, animals were needed for survival. But that is no longer the case. We now have synthetic materials, as well as plant-based materials, to keep us warm. We no longer need skins and furs. And we no longer need the bodies of the animals for food.

This mostly applies to the civilized world. And I am against synthetics honestly.

That may have been true at some time. This 3D reality is fraught with violence. As unity100 pointed out, even animals in the wild are violent to one another, and suffer on a daily basis from hunger, fleas, cold, etc.

So the inherent design of this planet seems to have included the suffering of some entities at the hands of other entities.

That is the law of the wild. We are supposed to be transcending animal nature I would imagine. Apart from the wild. At least as far as calling ourselves "civilized".

But how do we get from point A to point E?

Strive for discipline

Pablísimo Wrote:
It is a good thing to eat your food with respectful gratitude and bless the sacrifice, but doing that doesn't absolve you of responsibility for participation in a needless cycle of torture and suffering.

The Mormons on my mothers side are huge flesh eaters. When I looked up the origin of blessing our food I came across information about their belief system. It seems that Joseph Smith's interpretation of Genesis 9:4-5 would be to ask for forgiveness for every animal killed.
4 “But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it. 5 And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal.
And of course my family had no idea

I can't believe Fox news even pushes the meat idea. I have to deal with that station on my breaks at work

And now, I need to go check on the Tofurkey in the oven!

We don't eat meat replacements because of the soy. My wife makes an awesome mushroom burger that tastes exactly like the beef burgers I used to love.