I was wondering, does anyone here care that I am a vegan?
I have been a vegan since 1969, and I have seen more prejudice than you could ever imagine. Try being a vegan in high school in 1970 for example.;
Food at the school cafeteria was not exactly what I would consider as edible etc, greasy burgers and greasy fries, not exactly a healthy diet
Today after decades of advocacy, at least now its no where as bad as it used to be
Still there are a lot of problems to be fixed
My philosophy is that I don't care what others think/believe so long as they return the favor (i.e. don't push it on others).
I'm all for human responsibility, but not at the price of technology. I feel that the two are intertwined; we can only truly advance one by achieving advancement in the other.
IMO, we're long overdue for a sustenance revolution - our current sources are outdated and unsustainable. Just look at the water crisis in California: there isn't a single product of agriculture that isn't being blamed right now. Vegetation is just as much to blame as the meat industry. I wonder, hardcoregames™, what's your take on efforts to bring about food-grade cricket farms? I'm all for it, even as an arthrophobe.
For me:
USDA Choice Fillet Mignon. No vegan has ever eaten one and remained one.
You... teaser....
And there goes my meat-lite diet... i am now a believer !
(drooling )
And I can get it trimmed and bacon wrapped ready to cook for a whopping $8.99/lb
peanuts are 1/10 the cost of that, save your $
Don't preach vegetarianism/veganism at me, it's not going to work.
the dogma cannot justify the destructive nature of meat, which only in the 20th century became the obsession we have today
in the 19th century and before meat was seldom eaten, instead potatoes and other vegetables were the main meals items
Uh, what? Meat was widely consumed vegan by all cultures, better brush up on your history.
read daniel 1 in the bible, vegan is not a recent movement
Then you won't mind if I stop following this thread. I have a problem with vegans who have a "holier than thou" attitude.
Don't have anything against vegans but from my personal experience any conversation started by a vegan on this exact topic here usually ends up with the vegan getting offensive.
Oh and your comment about it appearing in the bible, That book and religion is only 2000 years old, Man kind evolved over a lonnnnnnnggg time, We're talking origins of millions of years ago, We ate whatever we could to survive.
I'm honestly disappointed that my attempt to strike up an intelligent discussion was unfruitful.
Don't be.
A Vegan is by definition an absolute choice. An absolute way of life.
So is a Meat-Eater person though.
I personally prefer to try and keep a balance within all aspects of my short bright life, if you ask me, but all choices are respectful i guess, as long as we keep an open mind and do not trespass other people's beliefs and perspectives in a harmful kind of way.
Every stance or attitude towards different and various ways of living can either be useful and healthy to oneself, or not. Some personal behaviors can even be collectively fruitful to communities and societies. I endorse the latter, despite myself being a "selfish" person a great deal of times.
At the end of the day, adding a bit of vegetables to my meat, or vice versa, is probably a beneficial compromise, but starting to think the whole process of how that kind of food ends to my table, or what quality of food am i consuming... , now that is a more honest approach on how we all deal, put up and perceive how the food industry works along the globe.
Taking advantage of the environment, but only as much as to also benefit future generations and keep a "green" earth is the way to go, in my opinion.
Do not get me wrong... i like junk food... i am a sinner...
Poor hardcoregames™ ... i feel you man.
It's like being invited to a barbeque party... only without really getting the spirit of it, you know ? (he he )
kingfish ,
You are not helping man..., but i never say no to a barbeque, so cheers !
the day is coming soon when governments around the planet will be forced to encourage vegetarianism as food shortages become worse and worse
To get the required nutrients your body needs from plants alone i.e protein, carbs and fats you have to eat quite a lot, I know as my brother is a vegan bodybuilder, Obviously an extreme case but for a fitness lifestyle in general your body needs a lot of nutrition and then lets not forget the micro nutrients our bodies need like vitamin B12 and the like which you can't get from raw plants and is an essential vitamin for our bodies so that will have to be synthetically made and will more than likely be of inferior quality or you can get it from fortified foods but again that requires a manufacturing process.
There are a HUGE amount of variables and in the end I highly doubt we'll be much better off.
That link just proved my point, How do you get B12 as a vegan ? from manufactured foods.
No matter which way it's spun to get B12 as a vegan your food has to go through a type manufacturing process.
Actually, vegetarian is an American Indian name which means..'Bad Hunter'.
Why would anyone here care, we're all just gamers
Couldn't care less. My sister-in-law has been one for the past 3 years. Seems to be doing ok.
For me?