Aah, Stuart, the pretzels you shape!: How many of you people believe all of the following three things?
: 1. It is wrong to eat meat.
: 2. Humans are not superior to animals.
: 3. Homosexuality is not wrong.
Speaking for me personally, I believe the last two, if not the first. My choice to refrain from using animal products is based on my belief that animals are not here to exploit, that they are not a resource, that a privileged few cause hunger, injustice, and environmental degradation which could be avoided if we all ate lower on the food chain. I believe that the preparing and eating of food is sacred, and that while it is possible to lose sight of the source of our food and its interconnectedness even when eating vegetarian, this dissociation is enshrined in our meat culture.
In short, eating meat is not wrong. "higher" order consumers are NECESSARILY fewer in number, since there is a finite amount of energy in a food chain. If you chase down a lame gazelle and make a meal of it, more power to you. You are ill-equipped (sans rifle) to do so for a reason: humans need not eat as much meat as they do, if any at all.
How many of you:
1) believe that humans are superior to other species?
2) believe homosexuality is a sin?
3) preach to fellow posters that their salvation lies in Jesus?
4) believe that environmentalists smoke pot, and that it is wrong to do so?
Speaking of preferred morality Stuart, take a look at the exclusiveness of your own doctrine.
