Why I am not a vegan

[AngelofDeath]

I now see why Monica gets so frustrated with these threads. It seems like these issues are brought up by people who defend the eating of meat, ad nauseum.

You mean....sorta like how she and others attack eating meat, ad nauseum?  That right there, is what we call irony.

Why do you think that the eating of meat needs to be defended? Please explain it from your point of view. As Monica has said, because you like the taste is a poor excuse.

I'm gonna be bold and jump on to this particular point. WHY is enjoying the taste a poor excuse? Why would it be considered purely an excuse at all?

Note: I have not and am not actually defending either side of this argument, I don't think either side 'needs defending'. I believe humans are adaptive and we are CAPABLE of many, many things. That some say one thing is absolutely better and others say another thing is better leaves me with only myself to decide. In some ways, I think I view myself as a scavenger when it comes to food, I will eat mostly anything.