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To: warchild9
Respect for life involves respect for All life.

If that's true, it includes vegetables, you murderer you.

61 posted on 08/03/2005 12:43:00 PM PDT by Oberon (What does it take to make government shrink?)
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To: Oberon

Like I haven't heard that one a million times.

For clarity, here's my vegetarian's creed:

1. I won't eat it if it has eyes; or
2. I won't eat it if it has parents; or
3. I won't eat it if it screams when it's killed.

And as for that last, I'm an ex-hunter and I have visited slaughterhouses, so I know about the screaming.

Hunters like to kill things for fun. It's not tradition or a love of the outdoors ("I love the nature, I want to go kill something"), or some American Indian mysticism--it's killing for fun.

I do my best to respect all life, human and unhuman. I'm not perfect but I try to minimize the damage I do.


65 posted on 08/03/2005 1:25:51 PM PDT by warchild9
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To: Oberon

Oh, and "fruitarians" live only on fruit, which means NOTHING dies when they eat. I'm not convinced that's a healthy lifestyle, though I have several friends who are trying it out.


66 posted on 08/03/2005 1:27:13 PM PDT by warchild9
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