I know you are tired of extreme vegans, I know you are tired because of life's stresses... But animals do matter..
Take a minute to think about it. Just by yourself, no need to engage in any debate or anything. Only give it a minute. I'm not asking to change your opinion or your diet. Just look at it. I don't mean to look at the picture, look at the human activity. Just silently look.
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@therighttothink50 Indeed by not consuming meat, individuals do become more aware of subtle things. Scientific researchers might call these sensitivities as part of the autistic spectrum, I won't argue with it.
if everyone owned their own farm animals it'd be more humane sometimes, but many times even worse, because most people are terrible. I think at the very least that the industrialization has brought the life experience of all farm animals to the average, and many times average is better. Of course, there's the option to go vegetarian, but that's unrealistic....
@being I think that's a separate issue, and while there is a parallel to be drawn, I don't think it's justified. Animals are not of the same worth as human lives, and therefore should not be treated the same.
@basilfawlty89 it's a lot more recent for me. It's a couple of years I'm vegetarian. But it's been 10 years or so since I began battling with it within me. I was a *normal* people.. I was eating a lot of meat and enjoying it. But slowly I began to see and see some more and understand what we're doing. I've been trying and trying, failing and trying again. The same with smoking. These 10 years I've been quitting then loosing my quit. I stopped both and I'm clear two years now. Not imagining it possible to go back. About smoking, it really feels better. About eating animals, it's one thing less to burden my consciousness...
