I've been seriously considering going Vegan, partly due to things I've heard from friends and Sydney has mentioned in the past. The difficulty I'm running into is one of getting out of the convenience groove human carnivores are stuck in. I can't really think of many things I could cook without meat in them.
There's also this point:
If you take vegetarianism seriously enough you will abstain from ALL animal products obtained through harmful means.
I'm not questioning Sydney or anybody else's eating habits with this, because I don't know enough about their diets. The jump from the way I eat now (little meat save chicken, and a fair amount of cheese/milk etc.) would be a difficult one. I'm not saying I won't do it, but it's something that I'd really have to prepare first.
So Sydney, I'd appreciate your help if you could give me some advice on how you altered your diet when you made the switch. There's really no argument from healthy carnivores to say that it's worth harming a living creature because it 'tastes good'. And I'm a firm subscriber to the idea that we shouldn't take actions we can't justify properly.
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