In regards to eating meat

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I said 4D entities.

Right. That's what I was referring to. You said you thought living foodstuffs had to be plants. It could be animals.

Right. You think the place to start is not eating animals. I think it's to recognize and honor the sacrifice that the food is offering to you. I think a lettuce or a carrot is sacrificing just as completely as a cow or a pig.

Sacrifice means the entity chose it. Cows and pigs aren't sacrificing, because they have no choice in the matter.

Hmm. Maybe I chose the wrong word, but I don't think you answered the heart of what I was getting at. Cows, pigs, lettuce, carrots -- they've all given their bodies for our nourishment. Honoring that gift is what I'm suggesting.

The term sustainable has nothing to do with whether it's local or not.

As Austin noted, it does, actually. A product that relies on the petroleum industry for transportation over long distances is less sustainable than one grown in one's own backyard.

Not caring about the suffering of others...lusting for the taste of animal flesh...Just what are the reasons for eating animals, especially those raised in factory farms?

Not caring about the suffering of others...lusting for the taste of plant flesh...Just what are the reasons for eating plants, especially those raised in factory farms?