“You’re right, Kh; PL’s post was obnoxious. Obviously it hit a nerve with me, and I posted an obnoxious reply. (Sorry, PL.)”
No worries. I’m in a weird mood today anyhow. ;-)
I fully respect your decision to be a vegetarian. I wish the converse were true on the part of all vegetarians regarding carnivores (and hunters!).
Have a good one, and enjoy your tofu! :-)
I take vitamin and mineral suppliments; if I didn't, I would probably develop a nutritional disorder. On the other hand, red meat (beef, pork, lamb, et al.) predisposes us to arteriosclerosis. Fish does not. Poultry, without the skin, does not significantly.
And as I have said, if someone invites me to dinner and serves meat--and I can't avoid eating it without being unkind to host and hostess, I eat it with gratitude.
My mother, who was a slave to convention and nutty in other ways as well, was a closet vegetarian. She wouldn't discuss it, let alone admit it. But she never managed to eat meat. She was horrified if I deviated in any way from what she considered the norm. She had a pet lamb when she was a child, and I infer that it met a horrible death (I think it fell in a fire or something like that). She was particularly horrified at the thought of eating lamb. She NEVER served it in our house--I noticed.
I stopped eating meat in medical school because of arteriosclerosis. Sometime after that, I started feeling sorry for the animals. And after a while, I lost all taste for meat.
It's an inconvenience, but that's all it is.
My wife and I prepare terrific veg. meals, and good wine makes up for anything that could be lacking.
I'm in a weird mood today too. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't have raised this issue.
I have lots of respect for my friends here on FR. These are some of the most intelligent, clever, well educated, and open minded people on the planet.