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leonheartmm
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is killing animals alright?{vegetarianism/buddhism etc}

simple. most people end up killing a lot of animals, for eating meat, just killing because they might bite or be a nuisance or might creep you out{bugs} or just crush under our feet vbecause we cant be bothered. alternatively, people torture things like frogs an bugs out of sadistic cruelty n stuff.

animals and bugs, unlike plants do have higher brains. they are self aware, and have emotions. why is it ok to kill or hurt them? i do not understand. as far as food goes, i myself am not a vegetarian{due to circumstances} but am trying to become one. there is also the fact that many people enjoy hunting and thing of it as SPORT, and at the same time, many meat eaters/hunters etc, will find it very disturbing if sumthing taboo like a dog or cat is killed? rent these double standards?

i do not deny that as biological organisms, we were meant to eat both meat and veggies, but as humans with the ability to think, is it really ok to kill animals just to satisfy our taste buds? or simply because we do not consider them worthy of being on the same level as us? or because we can not be bothered?

what are your views, relegious/personal etc.

Oct 10th, 2007 04:19 PM

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I'm not exactly fond of the idea of the killing of animals but shit, I've been eating meat ever since I was a toddler and have grown up on it and there's really no stopping it now. I don't see the point in anyone being a vegan or a vegetarian anyway (sorry if that's offensive) considering there will always be meat eaters in the world and someone changing themselves for animals doesn't do any good because they will STILL continue to get slaughtered anyway.

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Re: is killing animals alright?{vegetarianism/buddhism etc}

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Originally posted by leonheartmm
simple. most people end up killing a lot of animals, for eating meat, just killing because they might bite or be a nuisance or might creep you out{bugs} or just crush under our feet vbecause we cant be bothered. alternatively, people torture things like frogs an bugs out of sadistic cruelty n stuff.

animals and bugs, unlike plants do have higher brains. they are self aware, and have emotions. why is it ok to kill or hurt them? i do not understand. as far as food goes, i myself am not a vegetarian{due to circumstances} but am trying to become one. there is also the fact that many people enjoy hunting and thing of it as SPORT, and at the same time, many meat eaters/hunters etc, will find it very disturbing if sumthing taboo like a dog or cat is killed? rent these double standards?

i do not deny that as biological organisms, we were meant to eat both meat and veggies, but as humans with the ability to think, is it really ok to kill animals just to satisfy our taste buds? or simply because we do not consider them worthy of being on the same level as us? or because we can not be bothered?

what are your views, relegious/personal etc.

I don't believe in sport hunting, killing an animal just to have its head as a trophy, just sounds stupid to me.

Some hunting is needed though, in places where natural predators have been killed off, hunting is necessary as a means to insure animal populations don't over populate and then face starvation.

I don't think people (the majority) JUST eat meat to "satisfy their taste buds". Also, not everyone can be a vegetarian or has the means to eat a balanced vegetarian diet.

I think eating meat is part of a healthy and balanced diet, thats why I eat it.

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Originally posted by Kelly_Bean
I don't see the point in anyone being a vegan or a vegetarian anyway (sorry if that's offensive) considering there will always be meat eaters in the world and someone changing themselves for animals doesn't do any good because they will STILL continue to get slaughtered anyway.

Why bother doing anything then?

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Mairuzu
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I believe if its needed for food, i dont care if they kill it

but torture, i am against

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Re: is killing animals alright?{vegetarianism/buddhism etc}

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simple. most people end up killing a lot of animals, for eating meat, just killing because they might bite or be a nuisance or might creep you out{bugs} or just crush under our feet vbecause we cant be bothered. alternatively, people torture things like frogs an bugs out of sadistic cruelty n stuff.

animals and bugs, unlike plants do have higher brains. they are self aware, and have emotions. why is it ok to kill or hurt them? i do not understand. as far as food goes, i myself am not a vegetarian{due to circumstances} but am trying to become one. there is also the fact that many people enjoy hunting and thing of it as SPORT, and at the same time, many meat eaters/hunters etc, will find it very disturbing if sumthing taboo like a dog or cat is killed? rent these double standards?

i do not deny that as biological organisms, we were meant to eat both meat and veggies, but as humans with the ability to think, is it really ok to kill animals just to satisfy our taste buds? or simply because we do not consider them worthy of being on the same level as us? or because we can not be bothered?

what are your views, relegious/personal etc.

Thats a lot of different directions for a thread to travel.

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If you don't eat them...they will eat you.

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Mairuzu
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If you don't eat them...they will eat you.

I love this statement...

In the end.. wont we all end up eating eachother?

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hunting is fun...

we dont only kill the animal just for a trophy, we eat the meat too, mmmmmm, bear jerky :P

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Mairuzu
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hunting is fun...

we dont only kill the animal just for a trophy, we eat the meat too, mmmmmm, bear jerky :P

As long as its for food, its ok

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Oct 10th, 2007 06:13 PM

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Don't eat the widdle animals. sad

On a side note, there is this yogi that believes that when you die you come back as an animal and go eat the people that did you wrong.... blink

Oct 10th, 2007 06:29 PM

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Don't eat the widdle animals.

On a side note, there is this yogi that believes that when you die you come back as an animal and go eat the people that did you wrong....

Something tells me the 'animal killing/eating humans' to 'humans doing wrong to other humans' is far favored to the latter, i.e. 1 to 1,000,000 ratio. So...

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grain harvesters kill rodents during the harvesting of wheat

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Originally posted by debbiejo
Don't eat the widdle animals.

On a side note, there is this yogi that believes that when you die you come back as an animal and go eat the people that did you wrong....

Sounds like souls-switching to me. The only question is, do you want to be a black bear or a brown bear. Talk about options.

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Sounds like souls-switching to me.

She's reverted to being the site's idiot now the spot has come back up for grabs.

Get her!

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Re: is killing animals alright?{vegetarianism/buddhism etc}

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Originally posted by leonheartmm
simple. most people end up killing a lot of animals, for eating meat, just killing because they might bite or be a nuisance or might creep you out{bugs} or just crush under our feet vbecause we cant be bothered. alternatively, people torture things like frogs an bugs out of sadistic cruelty n stuff.

animals and bugs, unlike plants do have higher brains. they are self aware, and have emotions. why is it ok to kill or hurt them? i do not understand. as far as food goes, i myself am not a vegetarian{due to circumstances} but am trying to become one. there is also the fact that many people enjoy hunting and thing of it as SPORT, and at the same time, many meat eaters/hunters etc, will find it very disturbing if sumthing taboo like a dog or cat is killed? rent these double standards?

i do not deny that as biological organisms, we were meant to eat both meat and veggies, but as humans with the ability to think, is it really ok to kill animals just to satisfy our taste buds? or simply because we do not consider them worthy of being on the same level as us? or because we can not be bothered?

what are your views, relegious/personal etc.

Suffering is the problem. Death is natural, and the need to eat is also natural.

I personally try not to kill anything, but I am not a vegetarian. However, causing suffering is even worse then killing. So, if I do step on something, I hope that it does not suffer.

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Kelly_Bean
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Originally posted by Victor Von Doom
Why bother doing anything then?

Doing what? I'm not doing anything.

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Victor Von Doom
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Why is it usually girls who fail to understand points so spectacularly?

Could be a thread in that.

What is the point of avoiding anything that will still happen regardless of whether you do it?

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Doing what? I'm not doing anything.

Brilliant.

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It's not my fault he's Alpha Centauri's second account and the moderators still continue to let him roam the forums..

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