Should I become a vegetarian?

[Unknown Entity]

If you're considering it because it upsets you that an animal has to do well..I'd have to say, suck it up as that is life. We are omnivores, we are not meant to be vegetarians. We evolved to become the dominant species because of the diet we had, meat is the reason you now have the intelligence to make the choice.

This is funny because of something I found the other day. Supposed proof that we've always eaten our vegetables.

In general if you are taking out a part of the food chain I understand you can sub it with something else but why? The animals will be slaughtered regardless so you're not saving a life, you're just not ceasing the opportunity to get some delicious food.

That's like saying "I'm not going to recycle because no one else is doing it and that the world is going to end one day anyway."

Although I agree with what I think you mean.

Should you become a vegetarian? I don't know. It not only depends on your beliefs on the matter, but if you'll be able to do it. I love vegetables, but I'd be bored of not having meat very quickly. A good salad doesn't feel complete without slices of chicken or turkey in it.

I go with those who have said to just limit what meat you do eat. Red meats aren't as good for you because it takes days for the meat to break down in your stomach - stick with chicken or turkey. If you don't want to eat it because of where they come from, stick with the organic/free range meats. Or you could buy meat from certain Jewish butchers (some of their slaughterhouses give animals a little more... dignity when the end comes as they're not killed infront of other animals, and they usually have good lives). It'll probably cost a bit more, but it keeps your conscience clear.

Or you could try being a vegetarian for a week or two and see how it goes. There's nothing wrong with treating yourself to a little bit of meat though.

[OnOneRyder]

This is funny because of something I found the other day. Supposed proof that we've always eaten our vegetables.

And? That doesn't discredit what I've stated which is fortified by nearly any academic resource you find on the evolution of the human brain. See where I said omnivores? Yes both are necessary.

Are we also meant to put animals in cages, feed them hormones so that they grow faster, and then package them in a layer of plastic that will take 100 years to biodegrade. Are we meant to artificially manipulate their genes so that they are larger, grow faster, mature earlier?

Nature is a bitch, there are creatures which prey on living organisms which experience great pain so that another organism can sustain it's own life. If life allows this to occur naturally, why is it we should feel so bad about letting our technology provide us with means in which to exploit our intelligence to provide ourselves with more? Becomes a question of morality at that point. Personally I steer clear of fast food and most store bought chicken, simply because I know how badly those animals are treated.

As for genetic manipulation, it's probably the developing worlds best chance at survival as of now. Most of this is being put to use adapting grains and seeds, and I understand that you're commenting on animals...but at the end of the day, it's survival for humans. Do you have any idea how unfeasible it would be to meet the demand for meat for the entire developed world if we were to rely on unaltered and what many activists would consider humanely bred livestock?