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Matthew Shea · 06-13-2007, 04:15 PM

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Are we all so insecure in our choices of what we put into our mouths that we need 30 thousand threads and half a million posts all saying the same thing? How many times has this been hashed out here already and why do the petty arguments persist as they do? Can everyone not understand that food is entirely a personal choice? If your logic and your moral sensibilities tell you that it's not OK to eat meat, then don't. If they permit you to do so, then do and leave it at that. Why all the preaching? This is really not a complicated matter, either you do or you don't, but so many are trying to make this proverbial molehill into Mt. Everest.
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Now, for the sake of offering something constructive and so I'm not being entirely negative, here's an idea: let's keep these kind of threads limited to specific foods. For example: "I'm concerned that I'm not eating a lot of legumes in my diet? Should I worry? What are the pros and cons and what should I watch out for?" It seems to me that a thread that starts out this way could provide a LOT more constructive information than "Why does everyone have to be a vegan?".

06-13-2007, 04:15 PM	#59 (permalink)
Matthew Shea Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Detroit Posts: 772	Pet Peeve: why does every vegan thread turn into an argument? <rant> Are we all so insecure in our choices of what we put into our mouths that we need 30 thousand threads and half a million posts all saying the same thing? How many times has this been hashed out here already and why do the petty arguments persist as they do? Can everyone not understand that food is entirely a personal choice? If your logic and your moral sensibilities tell you that it's not OK to eat meat, then don't. If they permit you to do so, then do and leave it at that. Why all the preaching? This is really not a complicated matter, either you do or you don't, but so many are trying to make this proverbial molehill into Mt. Everest. </rant> Now, for the sake of offering something constructive and so I'm not being entirely negative, here's an idea: let's keep these kind of threads limited to specific foods. For example: "I'm concerned that I'm not eating a lot of legumes in my diet? Should I worry? What are the pros and cons and what should I watch out for?" It seems to me that a thread that starts out this way could provide a LOT more constructive information than "Why does everyone have to be a vegan?".