In regards to eating meat

[Monica]

I disagree. If you don't want to pay taxes, just don't pay them.

Not a good analogy. There can be very serious consequences of not paying taxes.

Not so with not eating meat. In fact, the opposite is usually true: health often improves when meat is eliminated or drastically reduced.

No I am not saying or thinking that. I was just reflecting my religious programming, which caused me to feel guilty about basically existing. I didn't think I had the right to exist until I was about 25, I had so much guilt. I am finally understanding where it comes from.

I was raised Catholic, so I can commiserate!

But I don't see where you are going with this. You seem to be implying that any guilt felt by meat-eaters is akin to guilt from religious programming.

I don't see the connection, since we don't have any childhood guilt about eating meat, since eating meat is acceptable in our society.

Just ask Jesus. I know.

Well ok, I guess you could ask Jesus, next time you see him.

Or anyone else who has been brutally murdered.

Getting back to those cows...it's happening to them at the rate of millions per day. And the pigs and chickens too.

Are you saying eating meat is bad?

I have avoided any blanket 'good vs bad' statements for 3 years and I'm not going to start now.

I'm saying that any guilt anyone feels from eating meat or from this discussion, isn't from past programming. It's healthy remorse coming from their conscience.