Would you become a vegetarian to save the world?
@luckyattraction (268)
March 15, 2009 7:54am CST
I was born into a vegetarian family and grew up a vegetarian. Sometime in my teens, I experimented with eating meat, even enjoyed it for a while, then gave it up when I began meditating. It wasn't a deliberate attempt to give it up, but I simply stopped enjoying the taste. Later, I came across plenty of has-been meat-eaters who gave up meat simply because they were causing harm to another living being, while others gave it up for health reasons. Would you give up meat and for what reasons?
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@micheleg34 (141)
• United States
15 Mar 09
I'm a vegetarian at heart. I just don't have the discipline to follow through. I honestly would be one if I could. I just enjoy meat too much. I try not to think about what I am eating. Maybe if I thought about it more I could cut more of the meat out of my diet. If there were more foods that could actually taste like meat (sorry, veggie burgers just don't), then I would do it in a heart beat.
@luckyattraction (268)
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16 Mar 09
Thanks micheleg. Do you think it is more out of habit than a compulsion that you continue eating meat?
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@micheleg34 (141)
• United States
25 Mar 09
It probably is, but for me it's a deeply ingrained habit.
@mommyboo (13174)
• United States
29 Mar 09
I would never give up meat. I was neither raised vegetarian nor do I understand most of the reasons or causes people who embrace vegetarianism or vegan lifestyles support. Some people say humans are not meat eaters, but humans are omnivores, which means we were meant to eat a variety of things. We don't HAVE to eat meat but I fail to see anything about us that proves we are not MEANT to.
Just like other things, this is a conscious choice that people are free to make. There are times when I might choose a meatless meal, but I also know that at any point in time, I could go grill up a steak, bake some fish, fry some chicken, etc. As long as I can choose to or not have meat, I am a happy camper. If the choice were removed I would not be a very nice individual. 
I'd never serve you a burger were you to visit me, but I'd ask the same respect in that you didn't tell me I couldn't eat one.
I'd never serve you a burger were you to visit me, but I'd ask the same respect in that you didn't tell me I couldn't eat one.
