Be Vegetarian!

[HodaBob 10]

And most of those people are probably meat eaters who just decided to become vegan / vegetarian for a day.

Umm, Yes it happens sometimes.

[bravo30 136]

I only eat Chickens etc but I dont regret as they are allowed in my religion, although they are some which are not allowed like tiger elephant etc.

 

And if you are living in cold place,you need once time meat in weak or you will be so weak.Besides meat gives you many important  proyeins etc.

[lukey0 27,543]

You said don't eat mean but then don't pull plants out the ground.....What are me meant to eat then?  :blink:

[ThaBest-O8 16]

noobs!!! you dont cut from roots than the plants can grow again lol not like animals! you eat animals than they dont grow!! or they grow in your body :lol:

[ThaBest-O8 16]

noobs!!! you dont cut from roots than the plants can grow again lol not like animals! you eat animals than they dont grow!! or they grow in your body :lol:

[Paratrix 68]

Really? Because I made one typo means anything else I said is unrecognizable.

 

To your point, I doubt the amount of land used to raise animals today would be enough to grow all the crops needed to sustain a world of vegetarians. As you might know, certain crops need certain places to grow. So not all the land used for animals would be filled by some crops. So in the areas that they do grow, you'd still need to clear the area (meaning the problem still exists). It's just sheer demand

I didn't say everything else was unrecognisable, I tried to answer it as best I could.

 

Just because you doubt something, doesn't make it true. I know for a fact that you need about 5 times more land to produce meat for human consumption than you need to produce crops for human consumption. If everyone suddenly turned vegetarian then we would have a LOT of land to spare. Don't you know that the rain forests are constantly being destroyed to keep animals? Maybe you should have done some research before you joined this thread.

[shadewarttt 3,350]

No, I'll not let this thread change my way of life.

[I.WalkAlone 548]

I didn't say everything else was unrecognisable, I tried to answer it as best I could.

 

Just because you doubt something, doesn't make it true. I know for a fact that you need about 5 times more land to produce meat for human consumption than you need to produce crops for human consumption. If everyone suddenly turned vegetarian then we would have a LOT of land to spare. Don't you know that the rain forests are constantly being destroyed to keep animals? Maybe you should have done some research before you joined this thread.

That is true, but then the main problem over here is overpopulation. If the population of the world doesn't increase by much, then I don't see how being non-vegetarian will be unsustainable.

[Paratrix 68]

I only eat Chickens etc but I dont regret as they are allowed in my religion, although they are some which are not allowed like tiger elephant etc.

 

And if you are living in cold place,you need once time meat in weak or you will be so weak.Besides meat gives you many important  proyeins etc.

You can get protein without eating meat though. (Nuts, dairy, supplements etc.)

[Paratrix 68]

That is true, but then the main problem over here is overpopulation. If the population of the world doesn't increase by much, then I don't see how being non-vegetarian will be unsustainable.

Over population? of.. humans? I don't understand if you're with me or against me or exactly what your point is.

[I.WalkAlone 548]

Over population? of.. humans? I don't understand if you're with me or against me or exactly what your point is.

Yeah, of humans. If the human population doesn't increase by much, then we won't gave scarcity of any resource, be it land, water, fuel, food, etc. I'm not really supporting any side. I just agree with certain points of both sides.

[Paratrix 68]

Oh ok

[monkeyburn 13,538]

 

 

[Batmode_ON 60]

Its pointless being vegertarian, you don't see animals giving their stories of their death do they? That's because they are just; decorations of the earth, in my opionion

[I.WalkAlone 548]

Its pointless being vegertarian, you don't see animals giving their stories of their death do they? That's because they are just; decorations of the earth, in my opionion

That's highly insensitive. That's like saying that mute people don't feel pain because they can't express it.

[HodaBob 10]

Its pointless being vegertarian, you don't see animals giving their stories of their death do they? That's because they are just; decorations of the earth, in my opionion

Animals have the same feeling as people when they are Killed. Just feel that.

[Batmode_ON 60]

Animals have the same feeling as people when they are Killed. Just feel that.

Like others have said before, its a food chain, fish eat bacteria, bacteria has feelings too, just because they are 100x smaller than viruses and are microscopically small does not exclude them from feeling pain, those animals hunt other animals for food

 

And the animals we don't eat are the animals that probably don't hunt and kill other animals, such as elephants and rhinos

 

So its fair, people who are vegertarians don't actually live as long as someone who includes everything in their diet, vegertarians are just cry babies

[I.WalkAlone 548]

Like others have said before, its a food chain, fish eat bacteria, bacteria has feelings too, just because they are 100x smaller than viruses and are microscopically small does not exclude them from feeling pain, those animals hunt other animals for food

 

And the animals we don't eat are the animals that probably don't hunt and kill other animals, such as elephants and rhinos

 

So its fair, people who are vegertarians don't actually live as long as someone who includes everything in their diet, vegertarians are just cry babies

Well, technically bacteria cannot feel pain. They are unicellular. They are not complex enough to have 'feelings'.

[pizzaslad 471]

I didn't say everything else was unrecognisable, I tried to answer it as best I could.

 

Just because you doubt something, doesn't make it true. I know for a fact that you need about 5 times more land to produce meat for human consumption than you need to produce crops for human consumption. If everyone suddenly turned vegetarian then we would have a LOT of land to spare. Don't you know that the rain forests are constantly being destroyed to keep animals? Maybe you should have done some research before you joined this thread.

I know my concern doesn't make anything fact; it's merely my opinion and what I think would happen. It's not a factual essay. 

 

As for deforestation, I do know about it. I'm looking at this whole situation as what would happen if everyone, in a short period of time, switched to becoming a vegetarian and the world's population( and demand for food) stays the same. 

 

Animals are caught/raised to be eaten all around the world. A good portion of the areas where animals are being consumed wouldn't grow crops very well. Can you grow corn at the north pole? Can cabbages grow in a desert? Can carrots grow on mountain ranges? (These are just some guesses BTW since I'm not going to Google everything I just noted and see where they can actually grow but you can still see my point)

 

Certain crops need certain conditions to grow. They are already being grown on a certain piece of land.  If everyone just suddenly start wanting that crop since they are all vegetarians, that plot of land that used to be enough will now need to be expanded due to the demand.

 

And then there's people who can barely find enough to food their animals due to environmental restrictions such as droughts, extreme heat/cold, soil conditions. Plants would have a hard time adapting.

[Paratrix 68]

I know my concern doesn't make anything fact; it's merely my opinion and what I think would happen. It's not a factual essay. 

 

As for deforestation, I do know about it. I'm looking at this whole situation as what would happen if everyone, in a short period of time, switched to becoming a vegetarian and the world's population( and demand for food) stays the same. 

 

Animals are caught/raised to be eaten all around the world. A good portion of the areas where animals are being consumed wouldn't grow crops very well. Can you grow corn at the north pole? Can cabbages grow in a desert? Can carrots grow on mountain ranges? (These are just some guesses BTW since I'm not going to Google everything I just noted and see where they can actually grow but you can still see my point)

 

Certain crops need certain conditions to grow. They are already being grown on a certain piece of land.  If everyone just suddenly start wanting that crop since they are all vegetarians, that plot of land that used to be enough will now need to be expanded due to the demand.

 

And then there's people who can barely find enough to food their animals due to environmental restrictions such as droughts, extreme heat/cold, soil conditions. Plants would have a hard time adapting.

I agree with most of that, but there is no point using the example where everyone just suddenly turns vegetarian - it wouldn't happen like that.

Like I said earlier, if everyone gradually turned vegetarian over a period of 10-20 years, then we would adapt. 

I think it's fine for people to eat meat, if there is no alternative and they need it to survive. 

[Paratrix 68]

Its pointless being vegertarian, you don't see animals giving their stories of their death do they? That's because they are just; decorations of the earth, in my opionion

There clearly is a point to being vegetarian. By being a vegetarian, you are partly stopping the torture and death to animals. Just because they don't express themselves with words, doesn't mean they don't feel pain and have emotions. With that attitude, why don't we kill human infants and those with such a disability that they can't talk or even those who haven't learned a language. They will yelp when they feel pain, just like other animals.

 

As for you thinking that animals are just decorations of Earth... I don't really know how to reply to that. They are clearly not just decorations, we share this planet with other species, we should show respect. Not just take advantage of the fact that we are more evolved.

 

 

Like others have said before, its a food chain, fish eat bacteria, bacteria has feelings too, just because they are 100x smaller than viruses and are microscopically small does not exclude them from feeling pain, those animals hunt other animals for food

 

And the animals we don't eat are the animals that probably don't hunt and kill other animals, such as elephants and rhinos

 

So its fair, people who are vegertarians don't actually live as long as someone who includes everything in their diet, vegertarians are just cry babies

Bacteria do not feel pain, nor do they have emotions. Fish eat bacteria because that is what they must do to survive - I see nothing wrong with that. Most of the animals we eat are bred for the sole purpose of human consumption. As humans, we do not need to eat meat to survive. I understand that in certain places of the world, there is no alternative. We do what we must to survive and I see nothing wrong with that.

 

I have seen no proof that omnivores live longer than herbivores, in fact, it's most likely to be the other way around as having lots of meat is very unhealthy. Instead of calling us "cry babies", maybe you should think of vegetarians as more civilised and that we actually care for and respect other species who we share this planet with. Unlike those who put billions of animals through extreme pain and eventual death, just for their own pleasure. 

Edited March 22, 2015 by Paratrix

[pizzaslad 471]

I would like for the way animals are treated in slaughter houses to be more humane, but I could never completely give up meat. I think having a balanced diet would be good, because if plant products are at a low I'd have meat and vice versa. (And meat is a good source of a few vitamins and minerals. Plants have all the stuff you need to survival as well, but you'd to eat various types of them whereas in a single meat product you got a lot of what you need) Everything in moderation  ;)

[Paratrix 68]

Ok (:

[DeadlyPlayer123 282]

I dont think so cuz if u eat only veg (grass , etc ) then what will the animals eat ????  ..... joke xD 

but i think we should be moderate not ONLY chicken or ONLY vegetables  

 

. just ..... moderate

[Paratrix 68]

I dont think so cuz if u eat only veg (grass , etc ) then what will the animals eat ????  ..... joke xD 

but i think we should be moderate not ONLY chicken or ONLY vegetables  

 

. just ..... moderate

What's wrong with only eating non-meat foods?