Guest guest Posted August 27, 2003 Report Share Posted August 27, 2003 Whether or not something is or was natural is irrelevant. First, unless meat-eaters are eating raw flesh that they tore off a carcass killed with their bare hands, they don't have a leg to stand on. People don't generally accept natural as justification for murder. The question is, is it ethical now? I wonder why it is > people think that eating meat and dairy is natural? , Sant & Brown <santbrown@l...> wrote: > > >>>The Biblical definition of the ideal diet is in Genesis 1:29. > > > > So in other words, the ideal diet is Vegan. > > Well, actually, at the risk of being a nitpicker, I must say that that > is a total non sequitur. Even if it weren't, it would be culturally > specific. > > But hey, if it works for you it works. I'm happy myself to quote > fictional characters to support my arguments *LOL* > > > I wonder why it is > > people think that eating meat and dairy is natural? > > Not all people do. Not all cultures do. Not all periods of history have > done so. > > > I guess it's > > because they were taught that as children. I know I was. > > That'd be cultural. Or, to argue it differently, nurture over nature. I > guess ;=) > > Best, > Pat > > > -- > SANTBROWN@L... > townhounds/ > http://www.angelfire.com/art/pendragon/ > ---------- > * " I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet " - Gandhi > > * " But for the sake of some little mouthful of flesh, we deprive a soul > of the sun and light, and of that proportion of life and time it had > been born into the world to enjoy. " - Plutarch > ---------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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