We Are OMNIVORES!!!! Any Lib reading this needs to understand this FACT! Humans eat MEAT! We also eat PLANTS!
This pisses me off beyond the scale!
Just Damn!
I weighed almost that much the day I was born.
My argument exactly. Every time I argue with some sort of vegetarian I always smile, tap my sharp canines and incisors and tell them that those teeth are for ripping and tearing flesh. The back teeth that are flat and leveraged more closely to the mouths' fulcrum and muscles are for crushing and chewing fibrous matter.
Since they are usually lefties, I don't bring G_d into the discussion. However, I almost always point out that evolution separated the meat eaters from the plant only eaters. Homo erectus won that battle for survival due to adaptability to their food gathering environment. The Neanderthals (with their flat cow-like teeth) didn't make it. The second evolutionary argument is to ask them why our gizzard (appendix) is inert. Due to the fact that we cannot digest cellulose, a plant only diet is ridiculous. Plus, there is a very good reason that animal fat tastes sooooooo good.
That said I've only on rare occasions seen a healthy looking or acting vegetarian.
Me, too. It's about moderation, too. My sister tried vegetarian for a year or 2 with her kids. No one could talk her out of it. She didn't want 'fat' kids. Only skim milk after age 1, no meat. They were pale, thin, anemic and frequently sick. Finally her doctor laid down the law with her, the kids needed meat, and 2% milk till age 2 and regular snacks. Her youngest, a healthy chubby preschooler, clearly benefits from her new way of feeding them.
BUMP!
My two cents on the subject...take it or leave it. I believe as a Christian God gave us animals for food. While it is deplorable the animal cruelty displayed in many slaughter houses and chicken farms, I attribute that to living in a sinful world. I do believe one way to counter that problem is to eat only what you need. 2 servings of protein is adequate for most adults. I would have no problem slaughtering a cow, chicken, or pig who has had a nice life on a farm in a humane sort of way. My problem is the abuse animals are experiencing on factory farms. But am I going to stop eating meat completely and worse yet sacrifice my children's health for that? NO WAY. I like to think my philosophy is similar to the Native Americans who thanked their creator for their food and the spirit of the animal for dying so that they might live. Note how they didn't waste any and killed only what they needed.