A Friendly Conversation: Exploring Omnivorous vs. Vegetarian Diet

[Tenet Nosce]

Hi Tenet.

Hi

I don't necessarily agree that most people don't really know why they convert to vegetarianism. Most are aware of basic research and many are health and ecologically aware.

There's probably no use in squabbling over the exact percentage. Who really knows? But speaking from my own experience out of those I have encountered personally, I would say about 1/3 had accurate information, and the other 2/3 didn't really know what they were talking about. Of course, your experience might have been totally different!

And even if people simply mimick others' behaviour, that's fine too because they will also benfit from the change and eventually realize the finer points of a plant-based diet.

Health-wise, yes. But spiritually speaking, no. I don't believe it serves people to run around doing XYZ while thinking that they are attending to their spiritual growth, meanwhile the real work gets ignored.

Therefore, this change in food preference is a result of their spiritual evolution, and not the cause of it.

I agree with this. A meat eater can become enlightened (but he won't be a meat eater for long...)

I'm happy to see that we are closer in thought than I previously suspected. You're an intelligent person and it would be great to have you on 'our' side....

Thanks, though I'm not sure what would have led you to think otherwise. My views haven't changed all that much in my time here. Perhaps you had misinterpreted something? Oh well, no matter.

Happy to re-make your acquaintance, though I'm afraid I don't believe much in 'taking sides'. IMO- wherever there are two sides to an issue, neither is in possession of the truth.