[atc23]

I don't eat the flesh of dead animals and I am healthier and stronger than I've ever been (accounting for age) I surf, scuba dive, hike the mountains and just have never felt better. I'm not a militant ass about it like 99.9 percent vegans but I absolutely refuse to eat the rotting corpses of slaughtered, suffering animals whose last moments life were filled with fear, confusion and agony - my philosophy is you are what you eat.

As far as not getting any protein, you can get that from dozens of different plants - I crave donuts, hamburgers, pizza, spaghetti, cherry pie, candy, cookies all kinds stuff but there are wonderful substitutes for eggs and butter.

[Pox]

I absolutely refuse to eat the rotting corpses of slaughtered, suffering animals whose last moments life were filled with fear, confusion and agony - my philosophy is you are what you eat.

Your "philosophy" is absurd, IMO.

Consuming the flesh of animals is a normal and essential part of the Human diet, and has been so for the entire history of our species. We are what we are due to the FACT that we eat what we eat, and we have advanced our species to this point due to the fact that we have learned to cook animal flesh and consume it which has allowed our Brains to get bigger and thus advance Human intelligence thus advancing society.

Do what you feel you need to do, no skin off my back, but without the habits and behavior of those who came before you our society would not exist, and neither would you most likely. To subscribe to your beliefs will bring an eventual end to our society and humans dominating the top position of the food chain on this planet, but hey, if you think that your belief is best for you, go for it!

[doug from upland]

Ditto. I have not eaten meat or chicken since 1991. Clean arteries and outliving my dad and his dad are the benefits. I do not miss it at all.

[doorgunner69]

I am happy for you, have a nice day.

[tdscpa]

I also refuse to eat rotting corpses of animals (including humans).

The animal meat I eat came from the carcass of an animal that led a comfortable life and was well fed, then suddenly, without fear or pain was dead and provided me some great tasting, healthy food.

[SmokingJoe]

Joke post?

[TalBlack]

When you write this:”I’m not a militant ass about it like 99.9 percent vegans...

And then follow it with this: “but I absolutely refuse to eat the rotting corpses of slaughtered, suffering animals whose last moments life were filled with fear, confusion and agony - my philosophy is you are what you eat.

You kinda’ ARE what you just said you weren’t.

[chesley]

Don’t mean to offend, but there is NO substitute for butter.