Kal said: In the grand scheme of things, buying fruits or vegetables that have been imported from the other side of the globe is way more "harmful" than buying meat from even "non-humane" farms... so I try to buy local meat, fruit and vegetables whenever I can. However, the fact is, when you live in a large city, that stuff can be three, four or even five times more expensive than the regular kind, so it's not always an option. If I had more money to allocate to food however, I'd definitely be much more careful about what I buy and try to reduce the amount of meat I consume.
Indiana Jerico said: Â I believe humans are designed to be omnivores. === "Plans? What plans? I'm making this up as I go!"
Indiana Jerico said: If I ever decide to become a full vegetarian, it would be because of health issues and not some moral "I must not eat other animals" stand. Everyone of us is part of a cycle in nature. I believe humans are designed to be omnivores. Our old ancestors are hunter-gatherers and I doubt they had any qualms about killing animals for food. That having been said I used to hate eating veggies and would wantonly consume meat and junk. Ever since I decided to lift weights, however, I have started to watch what eat and have steadily added greens into my diet. As much as possible, I have also resorted to chicken and fish for meat. === "Plans? What plans? I'm making this up as I go!"
Atma Weapon said: Humans do many things in modern times that go against our evolutionary history. We sleep in beds rather than caves. We plant crops rather than foraging them from the wild. We expand the social group beyond immediate relatives. We build machines that make our lives easier. We elect governments. All of these changes are widely viewed as improvements over conditions we faced in Africa 200,000 years ago. Conditions have changed. We have the technology to produce protein supplies from plant sources much more cheaply and efficiently than we can produce meat. That means that the suffering we inflict on animals in farming processes is completely unnecessary, and it also consumes valuable resources that could be used to feed the growing global population.