The act of eating is a service.

[Patrick]

My current perspective is that eating is a communion.

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Also- if it is indeed possible for those "food replicator" thingies ala Star Trek to exist, why not focus on how to make that happen, rather than trying to CONTROL others? In consideration of the fact that a mere 5% of the population is vegetarian, it seems highly unlikely that we would be able to force the other 95% into behaving otherwise.

An intriguing thought: There is evidence that this type of technology previously existed here on Earth, but since was lost due to the notion that it should only be available to the "spiritually pure". I wonder how we could avoid a repeat of that scenario, if indeed it ever existed.

Technology could shift this indeed. Either by changing our physical vehicle or by transmuting light/love (energy) directly into what would sustain us.