A Friendly Conversation: Exploring Omnivorous vs. Vegetarian Diet

[GreatSpirit]

I can tell this is an emotionally touching subject for you based on your response.

My response wasn't emotional. I just don't like untruths. A lot of what I post here is just to cut through emotional stuff and get to a bottom line, usually facts or simple underlying concepts.

I do not like the systematic torture of animals by humans, but that wasn't was I was posting about.

Most land used for growing crops is used for animal food. The waste is huge when compared to the amount of food that could be generated if the crops were grown to feed people.

And I know a lot of vegetarians. The number one reason as far as I have observed is health and nutrition. There are vegetarians who don't have any focus on the animals at all. I would say that vegans are more likely to have ethical and moral reasons be their primary motivation. But didn't Bill Clinton become vegan, or in his words—near vegan? Does anyone think he cares about the animals? He did it after having by-pass surgery to come healthier.

To each their own. It's apparent to me that vegans and meat eaters will always be at odds with each other, each using articles they can find by a doctor supporting their lifestyle. So be it. The most important part is not to demonize each other. Although I don't agree with their lifestyle, I'm not demonizing vegans for eating just vegetables, and I as a meat eater ask that vegans don't demonize me. Like Tupac says, I aint mad atcha.

The whole purpose of the post was really just a joke on how "everything is bad for you" since like I said, even doctors can't agree on whats healthy or not and that is personally disturbing to me.

Remember in the movie Avatar (if you've seen it) how Parker says something along the lines of "ya know, ya throw a rock and it'll land on some sacred fern or something" because apparently everything seemed sacred that the company he worked for was trying to possess or destroy.