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Eating Meat (pg. 12)
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| Arbiter |
| quote: | Originally posted by djhaziel
This quote kind of sums up this discussion pretty well imo
"The symbolism of meat-eating is never neutral. To himself, the meat-eater seems to be eating life. To the vegetarian, he seems to be eating death. There is a kind of gestalt-shift between the two positions which makes it hard to change, and hard to raise the questions on the matter at all without becoming embattled."
- Author Mary Midgley |
If you don't want to eat death, allow me to suggest that you start practicing your photosynthesis. |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| quote: | Originally posted by Enigmatik
But what's right & wrong is up to interpretation, isn't it? THere's no set-in-stone doctrine about it. :p |
That's obviously going to depend on who you ask. :p
It seems to me that the sort of 'movement' of vegetarianism in the first place is a cultural byproduct of our inborn sense of compassion and meandering empathy for creatures that could imaginably reciprocate in specific conditions. A tradition of location or lack of accessibility toward the facilitation of animal proteins certainly can't be considered vegetarianism per se, as it more than likely was not a lifestyle choice people made, but a symptom of scarcity due to a great deal of factors. In this sense, modern vegetarians and vegans are hard-pressed to avoid accusations of a lifestyle of leisure, taking the provisions of our development and sort of nit-picking from the trey what leaves them feeling best about themselves, selfish as the rest of us, but with the weight of denial burdening their fevered egos. They have a choice before them just as most everyone does, but they're just too good for this or that- right?
All the good girls and boys finish what's on their plate. |
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| The17sss |
| quote: | Originally posted by Arbiter
If you don't want to eat death, allow me to suggest that you start practicing your photosynthesis. |
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I wonder where we'd be now if our lower primate ancestors along the Nile River chose not to incorporate fish into their diet millions of years ago. From what I've read, this elevated protein levels previously not consumed and was quite a significant catalyst in the evolution process of the brain... which has ultimately brought us to today's homo sapien. |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by The17sss
:stongue:
I wonder where we'd be now if our lower primate ancestors along the Nile River chose not to incorporate fish into their diet millions of years ago. From what I've read, this elevated protein levels previously not consumed and was quite a significant catalyst in the evolution process of the brain... which has ultimately brought us to today's homos. |
fish made people gay?:wtf: :wtf: |
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| The17sss |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
fish made people gay?:wtf: :wtf: |
no no, that was Satan. :tongue3 |
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| djhaziel |
| quote: | Originally posted by The17sss
:stongue:
I wonder where we'd be now if our lower primate ancestors along the Nile River chose not to incorporate fish into their diet millions of years ago. From what I've read, this elevated protein levels previously not consumed and was quite a significant catalyst in the evolution process of the brain... which has ultimately brought us to today's homo sapien. |
not protein but omega 3 and 6 which are essential oils , they were the ones that helped in the development of the human brain , which is essentially a big mass of fat |
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| The17sss |
| quote: | Originally posted by djhaziel
not protein but omega 3 and 6 which are essential oils , they were the ones that helped in the development of the human brain , which is essentially a big mass of fat |
how dare you improve my statement. |
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| djhaziel |
| quote: | Originally posted by The17sss
how dare you improve my statement. |
lol
well essential oils are also found in laxseeds, flaxseed meal, hempseed oil, hempseeds, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, Brazil nuts, sesame seeds, avocados, some dark leafy green vegetables (kale, spinach, purslane, mustard greens, collards, etc.), canola oil (cold-pressed and unrefined), soybean oil, wheat ger
no need to praise meat for something that it does not deserve to be praised on IMO :p |
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| Lews |
| quote: | Originally posted by djhaziel
lol
well essential oils are also found in laxseeds, flaxseed meal, hempseed oil, hempseeds, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, Brazil nuts, sesame seeds, avocados, some dark leafy green vegetables (kale, spinach, purslane, mustard greens, collards, etc.), canola oil (cold-pressed and unrefined), soybean oil, wheat ger
no need for to praise meat for something that it does not deserve to be praised on IMO :p |
This :) |
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| fughawzi |
Most of those are ALA forms and a lot of people can't convert it to DHA, so you need to make sure to get a vegan/vegetarian DHA supplement. From algae.
I like Omega Zen. |
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| Blake |
| quote: | Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
Do you have Celiac's Disease, if I might ask? |
yes! first started feeling the effects in my late teens but wasn't diagnosed until a few years into my 20's when it resulted in some excruciating complications :( . It's total Karma for me having been a complete glutton in my youth lol.
| quote: | Originally posted by fughawzi
It isn't absurd, it's just a different viewpoint from yours. I find it ridiculous when people get into what is "natural" and what isn't. We are so removed from that. Eating meat isn't necessary to survival for a lot of people, so it doesn't really matter that we're animals or that chickens would eat us if they could.
Can you not have legumes or soy? You're one of the few people I've met who has an issue getting protein as a vegetarian. It also doesn't sound like you're eating much? |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lews
Is it natural for us to fly at 35,000 feet? We're not simple animals, we're smart and evolved.
What the are you eating for protein? There are so many things you can eat for protein :wtf:
Oh, and Thai food is amazing. |
It most certainly is natural for us to fly at 35,000 feet, and to eat other animals for that matter. I don't base my concept of "natural" on on social constructs we've made up. As long as it's universal phenomena it's natural. When animals evolve to a point where they're above being eaten i.e. when the phenomena of them being able to be consumed ceases to exist, only then it will no longer be natural for them to be eaten. For the time being, animals and plants (just like us) have to die either of natural causes or by being killed. It's no big deal *shrugs*. We'll get past it at some point.
I try to maintain a wheat free, gluten free, low dairy, low soy, low carb (1 serving/day) diet, i.e. the water & sunlight diet. I'm fine on protein atm. My point was that a regular meat eater would probably be able to go longer without eating meat before feeling like a complete zombie than I could if I skipped out on one or two elements of my current diet. Some of your food suggestions sound good. Though it's been 2 years I still consider myself a noob. The first 9 months I didn't know wtf I was doing and I felt like I was dying every day. Thai food has saved me to some extent, but there's still a lot I don't know how to cook. I definitely need to start exploring options other than whey protein.
| quote: | Originally posted by ziptnf
There are plenty of ways to get protein on a plant-based diet. Almond milk, raw nuts, beans, peanut butter, soy products (tofu etc.) |
almond milk is pretty delicious, raw nuts are expensive, peanut butter usually involves eating bread (which I can't) although I do cook with peanuts. Before I cut soy out of my diet, I really enjoyed tofu and veggie duck/chicken etc. Honestly, beans is one of the first things I should've learned to cook (other than just boiling them). One of the best things in all of this has been being able to cook for friends moreso than myself. |
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| fughawzi |
I'll try to find you more recipe blogs, but http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/ has saved me. I think she links to a bunch of other websites that should fit your needs (though there is meat involved a lot of the time).
Oh, do you like dates? When I need some protein quickly, I'll put some peanut butter in a date and munch. |
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