Veganism Deconstructed
by Is there really no alternative to veganism? The facts and critically examines common arguments in favor of veganism.
Also, if the chemical/antibiotics /hormone issue is the reason you switched to veganism, you’d better buy organic plants. Otherwise, you’re still likely to have pesticides and antibiotics dumped into your system, as well as the issue of genetically modified organisms to confront.
The Doozy
Eating meat is immoral and/or unnatural. What a terrible argument to put on a brochure. The argument from immorality is underplayed by vegans- it would certainly take up the entire brochure, and follows a long train of logic that many people would find conflict with. In short, most mainstream modern religions don’t support the argument from veganism.
The argument from unnaturalism has always bugged me. At eight, I would open my mouth and point frantically at my canine teeth in response. Humans are omnivores. Meat tastes particularly good to us because it helped us to keep our populations high, as it is a source of much sought after fats, proteins and certain vitamins. You just couldn’t get that from plants when we were evolving. We’re conditioned to eat meat by our very genetics. And you know what we ate most of the time? That’s right. Plants. We ate plants most of the time, supplemented by scavenged meat, at a rate above our ancestors, the chimpanzees. Probably in the proportions suggested in part one. And it kept us alive.
In Short
The right types of meat, in the right proportions, are a fantastic asset to your health. Humans have been conditioned by the process of evolution to benefit from meat in these proportions. If you want to make a difference in the meat industry, don’t boycott it. Support the industries that address your concerns, and you’ll help them grow to confront the industries to which you are opposed.
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On December 28, 2007 at 4:05 pm
What a crappy article
Josh
On January 8, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Excellent article!
Vivienne
On February 21, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Fish “farming” is causing more fishing as they are fed on wild fish and at an inefficient rate of output. Chemicals are used in the process and spill in the oceans. Land use is massive for meat eaters compared to vegans, as is water use and pollution. Our increase in population is a problem to our planet, not a benefit! Finding enough food for our global population will be a problem for this century, especially as some societies crave Western diets. Organic of cause is one solution, but veganism is healthy and ethical and what is good for the planet, health is also better for our planet.
brandy
On August 1, 2008 at 11:30 am
A decent article I would say although some of us are very passionate about not killing or having animals suffer at all for a diet we can maintain without meat. As I am somewhere in between vegan and vegetarian, my family by choice still eats limited amounts of free range and organic products from animals. There are excellent sources of protein out there if you do your research. I would also like to add that using religion as a validating factor is weak at best. What does religion have to do with our decision to eat meat or not, besides the fact that most of them dictate what we should and shouldn’t do to extremes on alot of topics. Overall this is a good article, just remember not to judge people on their choices just because they are not suitable or justified in your mind.