integral domain

Just wanted to know if anyone out there is a vegetarian for philosophical, moral, or environmental reasons... I am for all of the above.

spurly

I am not a vegeterian. But I do like the Veggietale videos.

Kevin

dangin

I'd eat a veggietale video before I'd watch one.

I'm still an omnivore with vegitarian leanings. I don't have any moral problems with killing food that has a face, I do have a problem with health issues surrounding the consumption of too much meat.

But then I just ate a giant cinnamon role, with a 32 ounce coke, so I don't think I am watching my diet that closely.

Tom Sawyer

I'm pretty much a carnivore. I eat veggies when I have to, but they're always the red-headed stepchild of any meal.

When I see pigs, cows, fish, etc, the first thing that comes to mind is how tasty they look. I like meat.

integral domain

Huh... I thought there would be more vegetarians in a nonthiest forum. Most vegetarians I know are nontheistic. Christian vegetarians are rare... with the standard "Jesus ate meat, so I can too" reasoning for not even considering vegeratianism.

Psycho Economist

"Jesus ate meat" is the basis for Christian carnivory? Shit, in one of the prophetic books (I think of the old testament, maybe Isaiah) the skys rain kosher animals and god commands, "Kill and eat."

I imagine that this board has a higher percentage of vegetarians and vegans... but it's still not going to be an overwhelming majority.

Oh. I went to Outback Steakhouse last night, if you're keeping a tally or something.

Thanatoast

I doubt you'd find too many hard-core evangelical xians who are veggetarians or vegans. However, I believe there are plenty who consider themselves some form of xian (read liberal xian) and abstain from consuming dead cooked flesh. That and New-Agey types who say they're "spiritual"

As for myself, I love meat. *burp*

Mageth

Most vegetarians I know are nontheistic.

Visit India sometimes.

I'd say that many if not most vegetarians I've personally known are either Hindu or some sort of new agey-spiritual types. Not that there's not a lot of non-theistic vegetarians out there.

Personally, I'm not vegetarian, but tend to be sympathetic to vegetarianism and can understand where the philosophical, moral, and environmental arguments for vegetarianism are coming from.

I try to limit my meat intake (mostly for health reasons). But what I don't like is some of the "preachy" type vegetarian arguments we get around here sometimes. Convince me with reason, not with emotion.

integral domain

I'm not saying that most, or even a lot, of nonthiests are vegetarians... however, I figured there would be a higher percentage. Or, at the very least, I thought there would be a higher tolerance and respect for vegetarians.... Which seems to be true... I mean aside from the obvious attempts to antagonize... at least you guys aren't nasty.

And, actually, in India, only the Brahmans (the very top of the cast system) are required by their religion not to eat meat... the rest do it for philosophical reasons... or b/c they've mistunderstood their religious duties.

godlessmath

Not a vegetarian, but sometimes I wish I was. The moral/environmental arguments are somewhat powerful. But I can't stand vegetables. I can't eat the things.

(ps: nice user name!!!)