[Siberian Tiger]

Hopefully never. I'm a carnivore, I need meat to survive. I will have to eat people then

[ᴇʀᴏs]

Originally posted by Blue Jeans

I can't imagine not eating meat (by the way I eat mostly chicken and fish, not beef)
It's the best source of protein by far
If I eat beans, I'm gonna get gases and indigestion and fart a lot
Once we went to a vegetarian restaurant and my stomach was so gassy, while my appetite wasn't fulfilled
Vegans, how do you eat?

You don't have to eat beans exclusively. If you're looking for protein, there's legumes, nuts, seeds, steel cut oats, brown rice, whole wheat breads, and, of course, tofu, among many other things, all of which, contrary to what many think, are actually less expensive by the pound than meat. And before anyone brings up the cost argument, do you all know why meat is seemingly so cheap? Because our government subsidizes it to hell and back. Meat is not a naturally cheap commodity people. Why do you think so many people with low incomes are vegetarian not by choice? It's because plant foods are actually hella cheaper than meat, especially in nations whose government doesn't subsidize the meat industry, and this would be glaringly obvious to everyone if our government stopped subsidizing it. On the flip of the coin, if they started subsidizing plant foods instead, their low cost would become even lower. I'm talking dirt cheap. A few cents for a bag of dry beans. A quarter for 1 lb bag of rice. That kind of cheap.

[Tutankhamun]

Originally posted by TheNight

I will never understand the mind set of those who eat meat. You have literally no inherent need for it yet you choose to eat it and thus in the process fund and show your approval of the continuous murder, rape, and suffering of innocent animals that, contrary to what some users in this thread may think, do feel physical and emotional pain as shown by a number of studies and, more bluntly, by their screams, literal tears, and the fear in their eyes, all so that you can satisfy your damn taste buds. That's not even bringing up the immensely devastating environmental impact factory farming has had and continues to have on our planet, the amount of literally starving people throughout the world that could be nourished with plant food if we gave them the feed we give to farm animals, and the toll eating meat and other animal products is taking on our own bodies. Is it really worth it? The obvious answer is no, but of course there will still be those that defy logic and put their taste buds over all this actual reasoning.

Says the person whose favorite is famous for her meat dress

[Deuces]

Not with corporations like McDonald's and other fast foods existing. They will lobby the **** out of that to ensure this never happens.

[Nano]

Originally posted by TheNight

You don't have to eat beans exclusively. If you're looking for protein, there's legumes, nuts, seeds, steel cut oats, brown rice, whole wheat breads, and, of course, tofu, among many other things, all of which, contrary to what many think, are actually less expensive by the pound than meat. And before anyone brings up the cost argument, do you all know why meat is seemingly so cheap? Because our government subsidizes it to hell and back. Meat is not a naturally cheap commodity people. Why do you think so many people with low incomes are vegetarian not by choice? It's because plant foods are actually hella cheaper than meat, especially in nations whose government doesn't subsidize the meat industry, and this would be glaringly obvious to everyone if our government stopped subsidizing it. On the flip of the coin, if they started subsidizing plant foods instead, their low cost would become even lower. I'm talking dirt cheap. A few cents for a bag of dry beans. A quarter for 1 lb bag of rice. That kind of cheap.

What kind of Tea.

Originally posted by Tutankhamun

Says the person whose favorite is famous for her meat dress

I'm pretty sure this can be reported for off-topic.

[ᴇʀᴏs]

Originally posted by IBeMe

Save me from this life of meat eating sis I was vegan for 3 months, vegetarian for a year, pescaterian for a year but I always crumble. Send me your diet plan I have strong will power I know I can do it

I mean...I don't really have a planned out diet sis. I just eat what I like, as long as it's vegan obviously. (But then, I wouldn't like it if it wasn't, so I'm not necessarily restricting myself per se.) As the day goes by, I try to include different foods from different groups, but it's not like I actively think "oh ****, better get some more protein in today". Very few people do though, vegan or not. The greatest piece of advice I guess I could give is really think about all the things I said in the post you quoted next time you're eyeing that "delicious" hamburger. Is it really all worth it just for the taste?

Originally posted by Siberian Tiger

Hopefully never. I'm a carnivore, I need meat to survive. I will have to eat people then

No, you don't need it, want it. You're not actually a Siberian tiger, your're a human. Humans don't need meat to survive. Tigers do. While we're on this subject, no one better bring up the tired "but lions eat meat, why can't we" argument because I literally just discussed and crushed it here. Lions need meat to survive as they are actual carnivores with actual canine teeth and would actually die eating plants and not meat, whereas we do not need it and can survive just fine eating only plants. Not to mention that lions actually hunt their food and don't just go to the local deli. It's not comparable, at all.

Originally posted by Tutankhamun

Says the person whose favorite is famous for her meat dress

Who says I approve of it? I love Gaga to death, yes, but I've never been a fan of the meat dress. But please don't turn this into a stan thing. This is about things that actually matter.

[Harrier]

When cultured meat happens I do believe animal slaughter will eventually become illegal, yes. Why kill an animal when you could just grow its tissues in a lab?

[King Maxx]

Never, ever. Meat was put in the world for a reason.

We're all placed somewhere on the food chain.

[Amour&Psyche]

No, it's in our nature. This would be like forcing dogs to eat dog food. Before manufacturers came along animals ate what we ate. My dad still cooks for our dogs. I swear vegetarians are becoming as bad as bible thumpers, they need meat in their diets to uncloud all of that confusion cause they hoongray!
I tried going without meat for a while and it didn't feel right, I heard someone say roast beef and my mouth watered like a TRex. I have some friends who are vegetarians, and they preach of how healthy they are, but their complexion looks washed out, almost sick, like they are missing something. Also, for gays it's almost a fad to be vegetarian because you loose weight.

[Repo]

Originally posted by Nano

If a person murders another human painlessly, does that mean there's nothing wrong with it?

Cannibalism is inherently unnatural across basically every species of animal (there's probably a VERY small handful of exceptions, but I'm not sure what they are), whereas hunting an alternate species for food is not (Or are you going to put Lion, Sharks, Tigers, Bears, Wolves, dogs, cats, etc. on trial?) for some species. Humans are biologically designed to eat meat and actually NEED to eat meats to receive certain proteins and amino acids normally. Hunting animals for food is not morally wrong, it's how the food chain works.

Murdering a human being for a different reason is not the same as hunting and eating an animal that's lower on the food chain. In case you haven't noticed, if an animal is problematic and kills humans just cause (which is INCREDIBLY uncommon, but not unheard of), that animal is put down as well.

[Aurora]

Hopefully. It's really unnecessary. I'm a meat eater, but I'd gladly stop if enough alternatives were widely available.

[Raphy23]

NO.

[ᴇʀᴏs]

Originally posted by Repo

Cannibalism is inherently unnatural across basically every species of animal (there's probably a VERY small handful of exceptions, but I'm not sure what they are), whereas hunting an alternate species for food is not (Or are you going to put Lion, Sharks, Tigers, Bears, Wolves, dogs, cats, etc. on trial?) for some species. Humans are biologically designed to eat meat and actually NEED to eat meats to receive certain proteins and amino acids normally. Hunting animals for food is not morally wrong, it's how the food chain works.

Murdering a human being for a different reason is not the same as hunting and eating an animal that's lower on the food chain. In case you haven't noticed, if an animal is problematic and kills humans just cause (which is INCREDIBLY uncommon, but not unheard of), that animal is put down as well.

A damn lie. The human body can get every single amino acid it needs from plants. You don't need meat, this is just the logic you're trying to use to justify wanting it, logic of which is untrue.

And there is literally no other species of animal that kills "just cause". That's called hunting for sport and humans are quite literally the one and only species that does it. Other species kill animals only for the food which they need to survive. We do not need to kill and eat other animals but rather want to because of the taste of their flesh. There's a very clear difference between the two even though you and many others continue to try to tie them together.

[popstar]

Hopefully not.

[TheLuckyOnes]

It better not be
I need my bulgogi

[alexanderao]

Originally posted by Raphy23

NO.

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[devotedtokesha]

we're comparing this to homosexuality now?

[Bathomet]

lmao? Then by the same logic we should prevent every omnivorous animal (bears etc) to kill another.
The only logical step is reduce the intake of meat.

[Kartrashian]

Originally posted by Nano

I'd like to remind you that just a few centuries ago gay people would get executed all throughout Europe and people didn't think that would ever change.

sis, you are a damn mess. i do hope in hell you are raising a chicken barn in your backyard and donating all your money to PETA/every animal organisation because that is the most uneducated and ignorant thing i have ever read... comparing animals to gay rights like im done

[Nano]

Originally posted by devotedtokesha

we're comparing this to homosexuality now?

Originally posted by Bathomet

lmao? Then by the same logic we should prevent every omnivorous animal (bears etc) to kill another.
The only logical step is reduce the intake of meat.

Originally posted by Kartrashian

sis, you are a damn mess. i do hope in hell you are raising a chicken barn in your backyard and donating all your money to PETA/every animal organisation because that is the most uneducated and ignorant thing i have ever read... comparing animals to gay rights like im done

All of these complaints/arguments have been addressed in previous posts in this thread.