Vegetarians...

Im not citing any study, just a trend I myself have noticed. And im saying the moral reason is pretty dumb, as long as the animal is killed in a humane way I don't see what the problem is.

i will never ever become a vegetarian because i love meat too much, never mind whether it's good or bad for you. I have tried quorn and it's an okay substitute but isn't really the same thing. However I look down on cruelty to farm animals so i'm boycotting KFC even though i love KFC so maybe that's why some people choose not to eat meat.

I don't have a problem at all with them. But never trust a Vegetarian who happens to be a Hippy. They are the most self obsessed ***** you'll ever meet.

Haha, everytime someone shows me meat or asks if I'd like to try it, I just can't bring myself to try it.

Slightly off topic, but out of curiosity do you eat 'fake meat' (quorn chicken etc ) ? I know a lot of 'new' vegetarians as such who seem to live on it, but I've noticed it seems to be not as common in us life longs....

Actually, it makes perfect sense. Do some research and you'll see. For instance, vegetarians who have been so for a long enough period of time lose the ability to digest meat, as we stop producing the enzyme, which some people shows that we only produce it because we eat meat, not because we are supposed to eat meat. There's a wealth of research out there on the topic, showing how eating meat is bad for us because we can't digest it properly; how it is linked to osteoperosis, cancer, heart disease and strokes; how we are, apparently, actually herbivores not omnivores.

As for the amino-acids, etc. we can get those elsewhere. That all being said, the healthiest diet, sans supplements, is actually pescetarianism, so.

Saw an episode of Come dine with me earlier and it got me thinking; anyone else notice the majority of "vegetarians" our age (17-23) are usually females just merely trying to be hip/cool/different? With completely retarded reasons for being vegetarian, such as "we don't have a necessary enzyme that digests meat" and "killing animals is wrong", all the while wearing leather and more often that not eating fish "because they're not as smart".

I'm also fairly certain that if you eat enough apples, you'll get cancer. Of course if a person has no meat all their life, they probably wouldn't be able to digest it. I have had meat a few times since I turned vegetarian, and I was fine. This kind of thing varies on a individual basis. Overall, there is absolutely no question that we're omnivores and meant to have both animals and plants in our diet. Simply look at you're teeth, why do we have canines? Just because there is some bull**** research out there, doesn't mean it's true. You can't believe everything you read, you have to trust the source as well. Where else can we get amino acids aside from animals, plants, and taking them directly as a supplement? Where else are you going to get the essential amino acids only found in animals?

So, you're against animal cruelty, but happily advocate the wholesale slaughter of thousands of animals daily?

Are you seriously saying that you can't care about animal welfare if you eat meat?

I assume you're being sarcastic here, in which case well played, very well played.

I'm a vegetarian not because I think it's wrong, but because I don't like the taste. I eat sweets with gelatine in them because I like them.
And fish smell when they get taken out of the sea. All there is to it

I'm saying it's hypocritical to claim you're against animal cruelty but support an industry based solely on killing them.

It isn't hypocritical in the slightest. I don't define killing an animal for meat 'cruel', when they're killed in a split second with no pain/awareness of what's going on.

Murder is murder, it's cruel, regardless of how you try to dress it up, especially as meat is not essential to our diet.

Animals killing animals is a fact of life. I don't see why humans should be excluded from this because some people claim it's 'cruel'. If you're going to play the moral capacity card then fair enough, but again, I disagree with your reasoning on what's cruel and what isn't.

Last time I checked, there wasn't a wealth of research showing direct links between apples and cancer. As you also seem to have ignored, I pointed out that humans stop producing the enzyme if they don't eat meat for a long period of time, that does not mean their entire life. It's usually a few years of no meat in your diet at all. Have you been vegetarian for that long? Were you vegetarian for a long time before you had meat again? It does not vary on individual basis, the time it takes for the production to stop might, but it will invariably stop.

Why isn't it a question? I've seen plenty of people, scientists, vegetarians and random weirdos, say that we are actually herbivores, so clearly it is a question. As someone pointed out in a lecture, our teeth mean nothing, as plenty of herbivores have canines and sharp teeth.

As for essential amino acids, a short hop to google shows that you can get all the essential amino acids in non-animal products, without supplements: http://www.tandurust.com/diet/essential-amino-acids-list.html for instance.

People who dislike what research tells them often attempt to hide behind it by attacking the source. Of course we must always question the source, but you should question the source of your preconceptions as well and not dismiss research out of hand just because you dislike what it tells you or it goes against something you've been brought up on.

Animal's killing animals is a fact of life. However, those animals need to kill others to survive.

We also kill far more animals than we will ever eat

The idea that it is "humane" is bull****, as if the cutting of the throat is a humane way to kill anything.

Unless you're choosing Halal/kosher meat, then the animal is stunned before the throat is cut. It's instantly brain dead. It's probably a nicer way to go then when an animal is hunted in the wild.