I don't understand people. There's really not much to argue with about health aspects of vegetarianism, especially considering that people can consume meat and survive and be health (of course, overconsumption of animal products is another story, but I don't think that's the point of this poll).
The very real aspects are current factory farming practices (even rural running cattle on land and the destruction they cause), so the environmental concerns are very real.
Second is that, I think to be honest with ourselves and what rights really mean, we have to address non-human animal rights and therefor non-human animal cruelty.
I don't see how health, other than appealing to fallacies, is really convincing.
subduedcrew - 14 years ago
Considering that a cow must consume 10 lbs. of grain to produce one pound of beef, that 16 oz. steak dinner could be translated into a meal for 10 starving humans.
I don't understand people. There's really not much to argue with about health aspects of vegetarianism, especially considering that people can consume meat and survive and be health (of course, overconsumption of animal products is another story, but I don't think that's the point of this poll).
The very real aspects are current factory farming practices (even rural running cattle on land and the destruction they cause), so the environmental concerns are very real.
Second is that, I think to be honest with ourselves and what rights really mean, we have to address non-human animal rights and therefor non-human animal cruelty.
I don't see how health, other than appealing to fallacies, is really convincing.
Considering that a cow must consume 10 lbs. of grain to produce one pound of beef, that 16 oz. steak dinner could be translated into a meal for 10 starving humans.