In regards to eating meat

[Plenum]

Personally speaking, I don't feel like I belong in this thread. I feel like there has been a false front put forth in this thread about having open discussion and "understanding" and yet what I actually feel is elitism and prejudice engaged in their most favorite of shadow dances.

I won't speak on others' behalf, but what I have perceived is many, many people attempt to come into this thread offering genuine heartfelt feelings on this important issue, and edged right back out of the thread- often times quite uncompassionately- once it has been determined that they are not a good candidate for veganism, or are a threat to the "one true way" path of veganism. Thus the overall feeling is that this thread is more about recruitment, than about understanding.

I feel sorry that you feel that way Tenet.

Monica has always been understanding when I have posted in this thread, as I have explored non-meat diets in the past with not much success.

but as I have said before, this thread seems to have a way of making people pretty mad.

I guess at some point, we all feel that what we put in our mouths and stomachs is sacred, and when someone (whether meat-eater or vege-eater) says something different, it comes as an affront to our sense of habits.

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we have hands that can make art or make war, we have a stomach that can digest many things.

Variety is the hallmark of the Creator.