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Sewzie August 23rd, 2010 4:46 AM

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Originally Posted by FreakyLocz14 (Post 6095231)
It is against human nature to be strictly vegetarian. It is also unhealthy. Vegetarians are commonly lacking in essential proteins and amino acids that come from meat.

This basically.
Although there are multi-vitamin capsules that vegetarians can take in order to receive the same amount of nutrients non-vegetarians receive with eating meat.
Still, omnivore all the way. :)

NarutoActor August 23rd, 2010 4:53 AM

I was raised spanish, where a lot of the meals involved meat. So I don't think I would ever become a vegetarian. Plus meat is sooo yummy!

Elite Overlord LeSabre™ August 23rd, 2010 9:34 AM

I need my daily source of meat. I could never be a vegetarian. With that aid, I do accept their dietary choice, as long as they don't force it on others. I don't need people telling me I'm cruel just because I eat what used to be animals. Guess what? I'll counter with the argument that plants are living beings too. (Obviously I wouldn't be able to use that argument with the person who solely eats nails, lumber, VCR's, and car windshields, but I have yet to meet such a person).

Long story short, I eat meat, I'll accept your dietary choices as long as you accept mine.

poopnoodle August 23rd, 2010 10:36 AM

@ the argument "we evolved to be carnivores":

yes we did, because meat was available. if only vegetables were available, we would have evolved to be herbivores (though i think meat had the necessary nutrients that boosted our evolution rate, correct me if im wrong).we weren't "meant to eat meat," it's not "anti-human" to object eating meat, it's a personal decision and stop being so intolerant. now that we have the resources people can choose to be herbivores and stay healthy.

@ plants are also living creatures:

sure, but we can reasonably argue that they don't have the ability to feel pain unlike the animals we eat. and that's where the problem lies, treating animals cruelly, and while i see the discomfort in "consuming cruelty" as PETA would put it, i don't think boycotting meat for that reason solves anything. buT tHaTs jUST mE

FreakyLocz14 August 23rd, 2010 11:06 AM

Those who choose to be vegetarian have the right to make that choce, still they should work with a doctor or a dietician to be sure that they are getting the levels of vitamins needed to remain healthy.

And no, the human digestive tract is designed to be strictly herbivore. Strict herbivores have special bacterias in their digestive tract that break down they vegetation they consume. Humans do not have such bacterias.

Rich Boy Rob August 23rd, 2010 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by revelp8 (Post 6096117)
you wouldn't enjoy a cheeseburger anymore if you actually knew what it was made of. then again, I live in california, and thereby, we have the best burgers in the west made at In n Out, so i can't complain XD

I know pretty much what goes into fast-food burgers and it does not bother me. They taste nice and as long as you eat them realistically (as in not eating fast food exclusively) they do no harm.
Besides 9 times out of ten we make our own burgers anyway so I know exactly what goes into them: Mince, ketchup and possible extras such as apple and/or onion, I think there may be another bonding agent aswell, but don't quote me on that. Other than that, we have shop bought burgers and most supermarket burgers aren't too bad for ingredients. Depends on the source.

ThatKidMike August 23rd, 2010 11:50 AM

Being a vegetarian is something I wouldn't ever do, simply because I don't hold the same set of beliefs that many vegetarians do. That being said, respect to those that do something like that and stand up for what they believe in.

At the same time, a lot of vegetarians are some of the most pretentious people you'll ever meat (haha, I'm so lame) I've met some that'll go to some wild extents to shove their beliefs down your throat, and I can't stand that.

Also, Tofu is delicious.

Bloo August 23rd, 2010 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Timbjerr (Post 6095188)
Is it bad that I got a laugh out of the fact that I was eating some leftover chicken as I found this thread? XD

Obviously, I'm not a vegetarian, and I do tend to think negatively on people who try to 'convert' regular omnivorous people to vegetarianism. It's a noble effort to try and prevent animal suffering, but the majority of slaughterhouses nowadays do terminate my steaks humanely. :P

Not to be off topic, but Kosher foods trweat the animal well if that's what you are worried about. What if we ate food from animal how died of natureal causes? Would that be bad?

Rich Boy Rob August 23rd, 2010 3:15 PM

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Originally Posted by インフェルノの津波 (Post 6096530)
I became a vegetarian because I don't like the taste of meat. And I hate the fact of where it comes from, especially eggs (UNBORN CHICKENS! YOU MONSTERS!)

Well... not really. They'd only be unborn chickens if fertilised, which they aren't. It's as much eating unborn chickens as ingesting sperm is eating unborn children and people do that all the time. Swallow sperm that is, not eat children.

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Originally Posted by インフェルノの津波 (Post 6096530)

That's pretty much it, I eat organic cause of pesticides. I needs meh brains.

I always considered organic food to be one of the biggest, most successful scams in history. I mean, why pay more for food that hasn't been treated to deter insects, bacteria and the like from munching on it?

Esper August 23rd, 2010 6:41 PM

I feel compelled to post every time a vegetarian thread pops up.

I became a vegetarian when I realized that you could feed more people on the plants grown in any given field than by using a field of the same size to grow food for animals and then feeding those animals to people.

Warning: Science content!


It's a simplified example, but the principle is there. There's simply more food. What that means is more food to go around, more that counties like mine (the US) can export for profit or give to people in need (like the flood victims in Pakistan).

I know that a single person not eating meat doesn't really do anything to the big picture, but if enough people cut out or cut back on the meat they eat it could change things. In my experience people eat more meat than they really need anyway. You can get all your body needs by eating meat around 3 times a week (assuming you have a healthy diet already - for instance, if you include beans, rice, squash, and nuts in your diet you'll have all the protein you need). If people just cut back on how much meat they ate I'd be pretty pleased even if they still ate a couple of poor wittle cowses. I'm a practical vegetarian. And a healthy one.

Gyarados Girl August 23rd, 2010 7:23 PM

I've been vegan for years now and think vegetarianism / veganism rates are going to grow quicker as the population raises mainly due to the argument Scarf posted above.

Although it requires you pay attention and would not have been practical for people in the distant past, there's really no effective arguments for meat eating today in my opinion; especially when one considers the food shortage worldwide.

Livewire August 23rd, 2010 8:22 PM

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Originally Posted by revelp8 (Post 6096117)
see, that's the thing, there are plenty of subsitutes that provide the same coverage of nutrients. Soy beans...and well beans in general provide more than enough proteins and amino acids...without the fat involved like in all meats. calcium is available through cereals and soy milk.

And eating more? not really. you eat just enough to stay satisfied. that's what most people don't even understand yet, proportions of food meals. have you heard your parents tell you to eat everything on your plate? did you know that one plateful, given the size of the plate is like 9in or whichever the general standard is, filled with food can actually feed two people.

the whole reason why most americans are fat isn't wholly because of the diets they eat, it is because they are ignorant of proportions on their plates. People eat to get stuffed and bloated, but don't realize that people need to eat just enough to stay alive and energetic after a meal. but that's beside the point \rant\



[out of context]fyi; those are eating disorders and usually tied in with today's culture, but i really don't know why your bringing that up in the first place. rapid weight loss usually means that something is WRONG within a person's body, and parasites aren't usually a good sign altogether



Yes, you do get more proteins and such from meats but you also get the lovely bonus of fat as well, i do know that fat is beneficial towards a human body, but not in ridiculous amounts. and some meats, like sausages and [vomits] hot dogs are actually higher in fat than they are in proteins. *shudders*

you wouldn't enjoy a cheeseburger anymore if you actually knew what it was made of. then again, I live in california, and thereby, we have the best burgers in the west made at In n Out, so i can't complain XD

Trust me i know what goes into making a cheeseburger. Yummy Grease, cholesterol, fat, etc. mystery meat, etc

...and Hotdogs. its pretty much common knowledge that Hotdogs/Sausage are bits and pieces of leftover meat-stuff, organs, etc, from a variety of animal sources, stuffed inside the intestinal membrane of a pig usually. And they are oh so wonderful after a few minutes on the grill. xD

Back to the vegetarian argument, i like the idea of conserving resources/being Eco friendly, it is easier on the ecosystem to be Vegan/Vegetarian, but i start to get turned off when it gets to PETA levels though. :/ but in the long run i think the argument for it runs out of steam. you cant ignore mother nature forever.

Spinor August 23rd, 2010 8:28 PM

Vegetarianism? What the hell is that!? Is this another religion thread?

Now where the hell is my raw meat?

Kirozane August 23rd, 2010 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Live_Wire466 (Post 6098875)
Back to the vegetarian argument, i like the idea of conserving resources/being Eco friendly, it is easier on the ecosystem to be Vegan/Vegetarian, but i start to get turned off when it gets to PETA levels though. :/ but in the long run i think the argument for it runs out of steam. you cant ignore mother nature forever.

Not quite, actually... In terms of production methods, yes, being vegetarian IS indeed more Eco friendly... but at the same time it is not. And there is also a reason why the meat "normal omnivorous humans" DO consume largely is from herbivorous/omnivorous animals, and it's not just because of the extra nutrients obtained through it. (even if we only receive 10% of what they received, thus only 1% of the photosynthetic energy the plants received from the sun.)

It's, ulteriorly, a way to keep a type of check/balance. If we suddenly stopped consuming meat, even if we could still obtain a healthy amount of nutrients from such a lifestyle, it would be a terrible decision when you look at the ecosystem developmentally. We are now what keeps a lot of herbivorous species in check... Livestock more specifically. (even if we are also the reason they're on the verge of ballooning out of control in the first place...) If we suddenly stopped killing them for food, and let them produce at will, even if another animal started to pick them off, it wouldn't be at as rapid a pace, thus the population of these creatures would swell out of control... and thus an overconsumption of plants would occur, causing their lifespans and growth patterns to shift dramatically.

If I need to back up this argument, allow me to go off topic with my basis. Wolves. In Yellowstone more specifically.

Spoiler:
Humans feared the wolves, and thus ran them to the point of extinction, completely running them out of the area. They were the main predator keeping the deer population in check. Without the wolves keeping their numbers to a reasonable level, the population swelled beyond the area's carrying capacity. This caused the deer to eat what they could find, including stripping saplings and other trees of their bark, which caused the trees to reach maturity faster, and shrinking the area's average size compared to those that had been around before the wolves' "expulsion". Essentially, the overcrowding of herbivores was killing the area. Finally when the wolf was reintroduced, the deer population started to slowly dwindle back to optimum levels, and the area has since begun to recover considerably.


Basically, If humanity all decided to go vegetarian due to just being more Eco friendly with production methods, we would be essentially exhausting the world's resources faster than nature could recover from. It would bring about mass conflict over who controls the more rapidly dwindling resources and how to portion it "fairly" (though the past has shown that is never the case...) which would, of course, spiral further out of control.

So, I think what I'm trying to say here is, as good of an idea as it is, we are currently in a spot where the omnivore population has to considerably outnumber the herbivore/vegetarian population of humanity to keep a type of check or balance in order.

Believe it or not, I actually agree to an extent, Live. It's just AP Bio has taught me to really nitpick these types of things. I just couldn't keep the "flaws"/missed details I spotted to myself.

Though I may just be looking too far into it again... I always find an argument at 1 AM.

Kynareth August 24th, 2010 12:16 AM

1. I'm a Vegetarian.
2. It's by choice, and no it's not OMG THEYZ KILLIN TEH ANIMULZ AND HARMIN TEH WORLD. That really doesn't bother me, too many animals are killed en-mass nowadays for food anyways.
3. It's not to be healthy or any of that crap, I probably consume more chocolate than I do other foods.

I was raised a vegetarian but with the option of meat because of my mother, who is a Vegetarian, however, I live in a house with my grandmother and father who are both meat-eaters. So I do have the option to have meat if I so wish, it was never forced on me.
I'm not a fully fledged Vegetarian in a way, because I've had plenty of sausages in my lifespan, but not enough that I'd consume them even on a monthly basis, I'd have them maybe once every 9 months or so and that's not planned or anything it's kinda just if I'm offered them by friends or at gatherings I'll take some to be polite. So I actually don't stand for people shoving Vegetarianism down peoples throats, and personally I think going Vegan is a bit too much.

My diet consists of:
Potato's, Beans, Rice, Pizza, Pasta, Noodles, Soup, Bread/Bread Rolls, Milk, Cheese and then some forms of vegetables mixed in with my potato. (For the record I'm Irish :P )
I absolutely love Italian food and will try anything vegetarian that comes out of that country.

That literally is more or less my diet, I've maybe forgotten a few things but not much I'd bet.

By habit actually rather than OMG I NEED TO GET LEVELS OF THIS AND THAT, I end up drinking at least 2 litres of water in a day, usually I'll end up drinking around 4-6. Which I've been told time and again is very healthy. Which I've told is quite a helpful hand see'ing as I'm vegetarian.

I've never had problems with Iron Tablets, Vitamin Supplements I tend to only take if I'm under the weather for an extra boost, I DO NOT TAKE THEM REGULARLY.

I had stress related heart problems 3 years ago, and because of this I took all kinds of dietery tests performed to see that it wasn't related to foods I was eating or anything like that. It was quickly confirmed that it was stress of school and I was told to tone it down a little. But that my diet consumption was fine and there was nothing wrong with it and nothing that needed to be improved on, even from a full medical standpoint, I'm a healthy human being and my diet doesn't consist of meat or any artificial supplements.

So for all you ignorant people saying that we evolved this way or that we need meat, you don't as long as you take care of yourself you're just as bad as the people that try and force Vegetarianism down your throat, because you're doing exactly the same. You need to be open to the idea before you become biased like that and your argument starts to fail.

I eat what I please and I've been suriving all my life pretty fine. /rant

Mind you though if anyone has any questions relating to me directly feel free to ask, I'll have no problem whatsoever answering.

o0PinkSquid0o August 24th, 2010 12:53 AM

I HATE vegetarians and vegans for one reason... that reason is:

What the hell is the point in you rambling about how vegetarian you are and how awesome you are because of it.. then you go sit on your leather couch, put on your leather shoes and use whatever other animal product stuff you have!!

Just shut up and eat the damn meat, you not eating meat isn't going to stop the animals from being slaughtered to make meat AND clothes AND Furniture etc.

anyway, thats my rant ;)


I<3U meat

Dawn August 24th, 2010 12:53 AM

I eat meat, but only because it's there whether I eat it or not. Thrown into the wild, I would never be able to kill and eat an animal. Come to think of it, my stomach would probably not take kindly to that. I believe I read somewhere that our bodies unfortunately don't handle raw meat very well anymore.

If I were in the wild, not being handed meat ready to eat, I would definitely be a vegetarian. That's completely ignoring the fact I might very well die. Never claimed I was ready for the wild now did I >.>

Kaylenn August 24th, 2010 1:46 AM

oh my!
 
i love being a vegitarian....
i had to give up on meat because it made me sick.
and when my family eats it i can't be near them..
like you can eat poultry and drink milk...
but thats kind of the bare minimum of being one.. do you ever run into sterio type people who say your not when they see you eatting something thats not exactly meat or what ever?

Katie_Q August 24th, 2010 2:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Rich Boy Rob (Post 6098118)


I always considered organic food to be one of the biggest, most successful scams in history. I mean, why pay more for food that hasn't been treated to deter insects, bacteria and the like from munching on it?

Because some people don't want to eat chemicals and prefer the natural way. Pretty obvious.

Kynareth August 24th, 2010 2:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Kaylenn (Post 6099194)

like you can eat poultry and drink milk...
but thats kind of the bare minimum of being one..

I wouldn't exactly consider Poultry being vegetarian, but excluding Dairy is generally Vegan rather than Vegetarian in my opinion.
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Originally Posted by Kaylenn (Post 6099194)
do you ever run into sterio type people who say your not when they see you eatting something thats not exactly meat or what ever?

I have plenty of times come across people like that, it's just silly sometimes.

Katie_Q August 24th, 2010 2:06 AM

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Originally Posted by o0PinkSquid0o (Post 6099119)
I HATE vegetarians and vegans for one reason... that reason is:

What the hell is the point in you rambling about how vegetarian you are and how awesome you are because of it.. then you go sit on your leather couch, put on your leather shoes and use whatever other animal product stuff you have!!

Just shut up and eat the damn meat, you not eating meat isn't going to stop the animals from being slaughtered to make meat AND clothes AND Furniture etc.

anyway, thats my rant ;)


I<3U meat

I don't think you should put ALL vegs. in that steriotype. i agree a lot are like that, but plenty of them won't use anything from and animal, including leather. Also they don't all shove their beleifs down your throats. But I see how you could come to that conclusion, so many of them are like this

インフェルノの津波 August 24th, 2010 2:55 AM

Organic is not a scam. In fact, I'd rather a a grasshopper that ingest pesticides.

I think pesticides are scams. Sure I understand locust, but seriously how come in other countries they use no pesticides and are still living, breathing and possibly better than us?

Besides, even if they used pesticides that had no side effects, I'd trust nature, because it's helped me a lot. And it came before us.

Peach Fresca August 24th, 2010 8:54 AM

I've only recently become a vegetarian. When I was little, I had to eat chicken and turkey because everyone else did. We never ate mammals.

Personally, I just get sick at the thought of eating something that once had a face. :| Although I don't care if someone else eats meat. Just don't talk about how delicious it is and I'm fine with it.

Dawn August 24th, 2010 9:44 AM

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Originally Posted by インフェルノの津波 (Post 6096530)
especially eggs (UNBORN CHICKENS! YOU MONSTERS!)

You're aware that farmers specifically sell eggs that are unfertilized, as in, there's no baby chickens in them, right? ._.

Also. I'm just going to throw the definition for Vegan out there. Seems like there may be a bit of confusion as to what one is.

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Originally Posted by Google
Vegan: a strict vegetarian; someone who eats no animal or dairy products at all


Rich Boy Rob August 24th, 2010 9:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Katie_Q (Post 6099227)
Because some people don't want to eat chemicals and prefer the natural way. Pretty obvious.

But why pay more, more for food that has not been treated with chemicals that the farmers pay for in the first place. The chemicals don't hurt you any way and bioaccumilation can be averted, so I see no reason to pay more for it.

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Originally Posted by Kaylenn (Post 6099194)
i love being a vegitarian....
like you can eat poultry and drink milk...

But... that isn't vegetarianism. Poultry is meat. Vegetarians are people who don't eat meat. It's just like people who claim to be vegetarians but eat fish. Fish is a meat. It is the flesh of an animal, therefore it is meat.


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