Guest guest Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 Extremely well-said and virtually a mirror of my own situation and circumstance, except to say that the health reasons came first, then the ethics crept in as I thought more and more about it. Bravo. Oh, and yes, indeed, F@#% C*nsorsh*p lol On Wednesday, February 19, 2003, at 06:23 PM, wrote: > Message: 8 > Wed, 19 Feb 2003 16:34:53 -0500 > Sherri <sherria > Re: vegans - Jack's response > > " Laura <child_of_the_80s@h...> " <child_of_the_80s@h...> wrote: >> I'm curious as to why you are a vegetarian? I don't mean that in an >> aggressive way, i'm just wondering, because all of the reasons that >> i am a veggie are the exact same reasons i might be a vegan, such as >> health, ethical beliefs, environmental concerns etc. > > > I'm not Jack, but perhaps I can offer another p.o.v. > > I was never much of a meat eater. I simply didn't like the taste, for > the most part. Because of that, I tended to get anemic easily, and > protein deficient. When I stopped eating meat this time, I made a > conscious effort to replace proteins, etc, and I'm healthier because of > it. That, combined with a tendency in my family towards high > cholesterol, heart attacks, and strokes, made going veggie a good choice > for me, for health reasons. For me, it has nothing to do with ethics, > or environmental concerns, or anything like that. I sometimes justify > it to other people by saying " no animals have to die for me to eat " , but > that's simply because it's the easiest way to explain what I will or > won't eat. For me, and considering my diet, I don't see any significant > improvements to my health by eliminating the milk I drink, the > occasional egg I use when baking, or the limited amounts of cheese that > I cook with. All things in moderation, hm? > > Personally, I don't have any problems with eating animal products, like > honey and eggs and milk. I have no problem with leather (and in fact, > if an animal IS going to die (and they are, because there are people who > are going to eat meat, regardless of my personal beliefs), I much prefer > knowing that as much of it as possible is being used productively, > rather than going to waste. I don't use wool, but that's simply because > I'm allergic to it. My personal ethics aren't impacted by using animal > products. Maybe its rationalization, I'm not sure. At any rate, its > how things work out in MY head, which is the only one I have to live in. > (Or maybe I just like cheese too much to give it up LOL) > >> I'm not implying that all vegetarians want to go vegan, more that i >> would have thought most veggies understood why a person would want >> to be vegan. > > I have a couple of friends who are vegan. They've never been able to > explain their choices to me in any way that makes sense, either. I > don't doubt that what they're doing is right for them, but I certainly > don't understand it through my own filters. > > Anyway, this isn't meant to be pro or con vegan. Its just another data > point. > > -- > Sherri > > F**K Censorship > With advances in technology and ever-increasing government surveillance, the situation has worsened since Orwell's imaginings of the future. —John Whitehead, the Rutherford Institute, November 4, 2002 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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