How do you justify (ethically) consuming animals and animal products when you don't need to?

[Saulbadguy]

Originally posted by: thirtythree

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
I guess I should also state that when you're on top of the food chain you don't really have to justify anything... I want a steak... I'm smarter than a cow... I win. Yum... More horse radish please.

What is this "top of the food chain" stuff? How do we know we're at the top of the food chain? Just because we have the power to keep stronger animals from attacking us? Having the power to do anything we want doesn't grant us the right to do anything we want. Just like we shouldn't go around taking advantage of those who are less intelligent than us. Back in the day whites could have argued that they're better than blacks and have the power to control blacks--therefore, why do they need to justify slavery?

Lions eat zebras because they are smarter and faster than them. I would think that would be all the justification you require.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: thirtythree
So I'm in the process of going vegan. While I'm sure it would be less work not to be vegan, I haven't come across any arguments that would justify consuming animals when I don't need to. What do you think?

we DO NEED to eat them
people who go 100% vegan need to take protien suplments, thats not natural

 

[Imdmn04]

I don't need to justify anything.

God put us at the top of the food chain for a reason, it would be a disgrace if we didn't eat all those tasty animals that falls below us on the food chain.

 

[Saulbadguy]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: thirtythree
So I'm in the process of going vegan. While I'm sure it would be less work not to be vegan, I haven't come across any arguments that would justify consuming animals when I don't need to. What do you think?

we DO NEED to eat them
people who go 100% vegan need to take protien suplments, thats not natural

That's not really true, IMO.

 

[MidasKnight]

Originally posted by: JackBurton
"Bacon tastes gooood. Pork chops taste gooood."

:beer:

 

[Gunslinger08]

I really don't care about ethics when I'm eating a delicious steak.

 

[xeno2060]

Because Bacon taste good, Pork Chops taste good!!

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: xeno2060
Because Bacon taste good, Pork Chops taste good!!

Homer: Are you saying you're never going to eat any animal again? What about bacon?
Lisa: No.
Homer: Ham?
Lisa: No.
Homer: Pork chops?
Lisa: Dad, those all come from the same animal.
Homer: Heh heh heh. Ooh, yeah, right, Lisa. A wonderful, magical animal.

 

[Saga]

One word: Foodchain.

 

[40Hands]

I could see going vegetarian but vegan? Cheese? Eggs? Cream? Say goodbye to flavor!

 

[bl4ckfl4g]

Originally posted by: thirtythree
So I'm in the process of going vegan. While I'm sure it would be less work not to be vegan, I haven't come across any arguments that would justify consuming animals when I don't need to. What do you think?

I don't justify it. I just do it. Animals are yum.

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Because I can.

Or why not?

Or because if you look at humans biology why is human anatomy built the way it is? We need meats as they provide essential amino acids among other benefits. You want to go vegan feel free, but that doesn't mean its any more "right" then I am.

Or why eat plants? They provide vital functions to the planet, restoring O2, providing the animals we "shouldn't" eat with food, etc so why eat plants?

I fail to see any logical reason as to why go vegan, there are far more effective ways to help animal rights (or whatever reason you have for it) then a single person going vegan. Congrats on saving the equivalent to 1 cow a year, 5 chickens, and some fish each year.

 

[XxPrOdiGyxX]

Originally posted by: thirtythree

Originally posted by: JM Aggie08
simply because this looks 1000x better than this

Biased sampling. What is that, boiled tofu? Who eats boiled tofu? I don't claim that these are the best examples of vegan cooking, but here are the first results on Google images:

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Again, taste isn't really an ethical argument.

I eat fried/boiled tofu, bitch.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: thirtythree
So I'm in the process of going vegan. While I'm sure it would be less work not to be vegan, I haven't come across any arguments that would justify consuming animals when I don't need to. What do you think?

i have no justification besides the fact if they didnt taste so damn good i wouldnt eat them.


hmm think i will set out a good Tbone for dinner. hmm

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: XxPrOdiGyxX

Originally posted by: thirtythree

Originally posted by: JM Aggie08
simply because this looks 1000x better than this

Biased sampling. What is that, boiled tofu? Who eats boiled tofu? I don't claim that these are the best examples of vegan cooking, but here are the first results on Google images:

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Again, taste isn't really an ethical argument.

I eat fried/boiled tofu, bitch.

steak still looks better

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: XxPrOdiGyxX

Originally posted by: thirtythree

Originally posted by: JM Aggie08
simply because this looks 1000x better than this

Biased sampling. What is that, boiled tofu? Who eats boiled tofu? I don't claim that these are the best examples of vegan cooking, but here are the first results on Google images:

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Again, taste isn't really an ethical argument.

I eat fried/boiled tofu, bitch.

steak still looks better

and taste a lot better.

 

[Deeko]

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=grill

Maddox is about to rock your world, 33

 

[Born2bwire]

Sounds like somebody hasn't heard of the food chain.

 

[sdifox]

just for that I am going to go bump the bulk beef online thread

 

[XxPrOdiGyxX]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: XxPrOdiGyxX

Originally posted by: thirtythree

Originally posted by: JM Aggie08
simply because this looks 1000x better than this

Biased sampling. What is that, boiled tofu? Who eats boiled tofu? I don't claim that these are the best examples of vegan cooking, but here are the first results on Google images:

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Again, taste isn't really an ethical argument.

I eat fried/boiled tofu, bitch.

steak still looks better

you didn't let me finish. i eat fried/boiled tofu with LOTS of meat.

 

[yowolabi]

Originally posted by: Saulbadguy

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: thirtythree
So I'm in the process of going vegan. While I'm sure it would be less work not to be vegan, I haven't come across any arguments that would justify consuming animals when I don't need to. What do you think?

we DO NEED to eat them
people who go 100% vegan need to take protien suplments, thats not natural

That's not really true, IMO.

You have to work a lot harder, but you can get protein from plant sources. Vitamin B12 on the other hand only comes from animals.

 

[KMFJD]

Pure and simple, taste

 

[waffleironhead]

I cry for all the bacteria and yeast that you daily destroy. At what level do you cease to care about living organisms?

 

[PottedMeat]

Originally posted by: Born2bwire
Sounds like somebody hasn't heard of the food chain.

Maybe he just hasn't been to Bovine University?

 

[XxPrOdiGyxX]

All this talk about meat....I think I'm gonna go eat some baby cows for lunch today. Then eat half of it and throw the rest away.