Unpopular opinions you hold

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We never have a right not to be offended.

(Europe has become fascist to "fight" fascism. They are too weak to be free.)

[Aliantha]

Originally Posted by Kingswood

Not true. A given amount of land can provide complete vegetable protein for 12 people or meat protein for one person. The protein content in each meal is the same, but the vegetarian protein option supports more people.

Most of the energy in food goes to maintaining the metabolism of the animal that eats it and is dissipated as heat. Only a small proportion of the food goes to make the body of the animal so it can in turn be eaten by another. The millions of wildebeest in the Serengeti do not support a population of millions of lions and hyenas for exactly this reason. In any balanced ecosystem, the prey outnumber the predators.

Thanks for the info Kings. I was joking with my previous comment though. I mean seriously, who's going to eat 12 vego meals full stop really?

[Perry Winkle]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

I mean seriously, who's going to eat 12 vego meals full stop really?

If they consist entirely of chocolate cake. Me, for one.

[Aliantha]

ok ok...but it has to be vego chocolate cake. no animal products like dairy. Cows need grass to eat which would infringe on the area required to grow wheat for your chocolate cake.

[Sundae]

Is vego Australian for veggie (ie an abbreviation of vegetarian)?
If so, me! I love vegetarian food and when cooking for myself I rarely have meat.

Then again if vego is a specific ingredient (like Quorn) I might find myself backing down.

[SadistSecret]

No animal products at all?

It'd have to be that "Just add water" cakemix, then.

[monster]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

ok ok...but it has to be vego chocolate cake. no animal products like dairy. Cows need grass to eat which would infringe on the area required to grow wheat for your chocolate cake.

That's vegan. I thought vego = vegetarian?

[monster]

Originally Posted by rkzenrage

No true American wants democracy.

Which is fine, because no true American lives in one.

[Perry Winkle]

Some brands of vegetarians eat eggs, too. I think they're called lacto-ovo vegetarians, or something like that.

[HungLikeJesus]

We must think of the animals.

If everyone stopped eating meat, drinking milk, etc. then farmers and ranchers would have no reason, obviously, for raising cows, chickens and other animals. Currently, every year millions of these animals are bred and raised through out the world, but in the vegetarian model they would have no purpose. It's sad to think about the lost opportunity.

So, eat meat. Give those cows and chickens a chance at a short happy life.

[monster]

Originally Posted by grant

Some brands of vegetarians eat eggs, too. I think they're called lacto-ovo vegetarians, or something like that.

Eggs are fine on a "standard" vegetarian diet because they are unfertilized so no animal dies/you are not eating an animal.

It's Vegans who don't eat any animal products at all regardless of whether the animal dies or not.

And fruitarians only eat produce that is "freely given". Fruit is designed to be eaten to aid propagation of the plant, wheat -for example- is not.

[Shawnee123]

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

So, eat meat. Give those cows and chickens a chance at a short happy life.

Raise your hands, raise your voice, give the chickens another choice.

[SquadRat1]

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

We must think of the animals.

If everyone stopped eating meat, drinking milk, etc. then farmers and ranchers would have no reason, obviously, for raising cows, chickens and other animals. Currently, every year millions of these animals are bred and raised through out the world, but in the vegetarian model they would have no purpose. It's sad to think about the lost opportunity.

So, eat meat. Give those cows and chickens a chance at a short happy life.

If God didn't intend for us to eat animals, he wouldn't have made them out of MEAT!!!

[Shawnee123]

Originally Posted by grant

Some brands of vegetarians eat eggs, too. I think they're called lacto-ovo vegetarians, or something like that.

Yes, because I am a bovio-lovo vegetarian, myself.