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Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina  Sure. Consequently, I've never had an abortion. All the babies I've made (2 so far) are still living with me. They don't eat eggs either.
This universe grants us abundant freedom. If you want to get pregnant and dump the babies, eat a dozen eggs every day, or go around shooting people for fun, then by all means go for it. My duty is simply to help you understand why you're making those choices and if you're truly congruent about it.
If you feel good about grinding up baby chicks to make your breakfast, or if you'd prefer to feast on human flesh, then enjoy your meal. But if you've got some guilt about that, perhaps you should take a deeper look at that behavior pattern and consider alternatives that may be a better fit for you. |
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I don't log in here very often, and I don't suppose many will agree with me, but I grew up on a working farm.
We raised chickens, ducks, cattle and guineas. Many times, I helped with the killing, plucking, and cleaning of the birds. I understood that they were raised for this purpose and that we only took what was needed to feed our family. Also, they were free-range in a large barnyard with grass and trees and a roost. They were fed corn and other natural grains and generally treated as valuable members of our immediate ecosystem, just like the rice and soybeans we grew on the farm.
My grandfather would walk his cattle through the entire slaughter process. He cared about them (would prefer their company to his own mother's) and made sure they had as quick and painless an exit from this world as was possible. The cattle were also free range on over 75 acres of alfalfa fields.
I do have issues with industrially produced eggs, chicken and other foods. I do my best to get my food from known local sources like our local Mennonite market). I can't always, but I try. I also adopt rescued dogs and cats (and a dwarf rabbit).
Basically, I have little or no guilt. I do not feel that I am a Nazi to any degree. I respect that an animal gives its life for me to be nourished, just as plants have. Just as soldiers have given their lives in an effort (sometimes misguided as those directing them might be) to protect my ability to make this post without fear of arrest, torture or death.
If all of this makes me less conscious, so be it. I can live with that.