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Originally posted by Statikk HDM
I will stop eating the flesh of other animals if every other animal does the same. Why is it wrong for me to eat meat when just about every advanced animal does the same thing? The wolf can eat the deer, I can't. Why? Why is it okay for every animal that "needs" to eat meat to partake of it but not me ... Sharks eat other sharks, insects eat other insects. Hell, primates our supposed relatives have been known to be cannabilistic. I eat meat. You wan to call me cruel selfish, whatever. Fine by me.
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*Sigh* You haven't read through the entire topic, have you? Your questions have been answered above. At least you tolerate the label of being selfish, because that's what you are.
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Originally posted by Statikk HDM
Sydney, I could look into the "soulful" eyes of a bull(not a cow) and slit its throat. And then I would bleed it white as snow.
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Congratulations.
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Originally posted by Statikk HDM
Hold up Syd, you equate eating meat with murder and rape? WTF? So people should serve jail time for eating hamburgers. I know you think you have good points, but honestly. First you scandalize every meateater on the board and then you put them on the same level of criminality and evilness as serial killers and sexual offenders?
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Nowhere did I equate meat-eaters with people who murder and rape, I just used murder and rape as examples of other activities I don't want to take part in. And I do have good points, none of which have been successfully rebutted so far. I don't expect you to like my point of view.
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Originally posted by One, Two, Middlesboogie
There is also as much iron in a burger as there is an a bucket of Brussels sprouts. I love sprouts, but there's no way I could eat that many.
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Brussel sprouts are relatively low in iron compared to other available vegetables.
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Originally posted by One, Two, Middlesboogie
I'm too selfish too see it that way, unfortunately [snip] I really do not give a stuff about animals. When I watch veterinary programs like Animal Hospital, when they show stray animals being rescued and rehabilitated, I find myself thinking 'just shoot it! Spend the taxpayers' money on schools and healthcare for humans!'.
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So you're not arguing with me? You agree that you are selfish.
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Originally posted by One, Two, Middlesboogie
This just enrages me. So what if we don't advance science? Nearly every one of us plays an active role in helping the community and the human race as a whole, by having a career. This may help people directly, like charity volunteers, those in the medical professions, and the Samaritans. We may help people in a less obvious way, by providing products or services to make people's lives easier.
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You're giving people too much credit. Most of us aren't rosy-cheeked bearers of compassion and good-will, such as you, who want money to go to towards the encouragement of a species who overpopulate the earth and cause havoc as opposed to alleviating the suffering of injured animals.
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Originally posted by One, Two, Middlesboogie
Sydney, I feel I must side with Max in that your post in that it is too harsh and aggessive. You shouldn't attack us so much just because we're different.
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And you shouldn't attack animals just because they're tasty.
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Originally posted by One, Two, Middlesboogie
This topic was entirely unprovoked. If someone had posted a topic called 'vegetarians are pansies and eedjits' and this was your response, then I'd support you.
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As I said, I posted this topic mainly to bring some life back to the forums. It seems to have worked.
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Originally posted by One, Two, Middlesboogie
Stop trying to ram your beliefs down our throats. It is as bad as attacking someone's religious beliefs. You can't expect us to change the values and morals we were brought up with.
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I'm not ramming my beliefs down your throats. I'm merely pointing out the realities of your decisions, and for the most part you all have been agreeing with me, despite insisting that you'll continue eating meat. You summed it up best when you said
"I'm too selfish".