From: gts (gts_2000@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Apr 29 2003 - 12:56:30 MDT
Greg Jordan wrote:
> I am a vegetarian, but I don't agree
> with PETA's more extreme positions.
Do you have any theoretical argument that a vegetarian diet is best for
people in general given that lean, natural wild game and range-fed meats are
commercially available through mail order? Or is your dietary choice merely
a matter of personal taste with no underlying theory?
I've seen only two theoretical arguments for vegetarianism: 1) the argument
that humans have a moral obligation to minimize suffering in the world,
including the suffering of animals, and 2) the argument that humans are best
genetically adapted to a diet limited only to plant foods. Many vegetarians
embrace both arguments. I object to 1) mainly on philosophical grounds and
to 2) mainly on scientific grounds.
There is one other argument I almost forgot: some funny man once said he is
a vegetarian not because he loves animals, but rather because he hates
plants.
> If you want a real paleo-diet, try eating a human.
Too much fat.
-gts
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