[Jaiysun4]

Hi everyone,

I must admit, several meat-eaters here have some very good points.

But on the not-so-good ones:

1. Because we ate meat in our history doesn't mean we should continue. Human history is full of war - does that make it ok to start a war now?

2. Everyone is biologically different, and needs to alter their diet to ensure they feel and look well. Granted, eating vegetarian requires extra effort in order to supply the body effectively. But when does extra effort outweigh a perceived moral value of an act? Is being vegetarian really THAT difficult?

3. The idea that something is good because it is "natural." Sleeping outside naked in the mud and rain, is "natural." Go do it then!

And how much discomfort should we take, against the discomfort of an animal who may have been caged, tortured, killed?

All interesting questions... I do believe than being a vegetarian involves a degree of sacrifice. But then most good moral acts seem to involve putting something before your own basic desires.

i believe it is not intrinsically wrong to eat Meat. Just to eat Meat when one does not need to nutrionally. Or even worse, to cage, torture and kill for laziness just because it tastes good. That is a simple, animalistic way to live that is essentially ignorant, because it avoids asking yourself all sorts of interesting questions, the answers to which we may not enjoy.

Quite often, people sweep away the nagging feeling that they shouldn't eat meat, because everyone else seems to do it, and they don't harbour any self doubt about it. Its nice to be confident and stop "worrying about the little things." Out of sight, out of mind is perhaps applicable, and just because the majority do it doesnt make it right, either.

Don't forget that it makes sense environmentally either. Sure, it requires extra effort, but if you have the nagging feeling it might be morally questionable, you should reason the question through with yourself and come to a suitable answer, rather than just follow your drives and basic desires.