Why I am not a vegan

[Lighthead]

I think that the problem lies in the perception that meat eaters have in being judged. Nobody is really judging anybody.

If anybody gets angry when somebody is eating meat, it is because a judgment is being made.  That anger is impossible without judgment.  It means you've concocted a story in your mind how that meat got on that plate, and that, is judgment, because you don't necessarily know.  I've repeatedly explained how meat eating and animal abuse are not the same.  For all you know, somebody came across a dead animal (that died of so called "natural" causes) and harvested meat from it.

I realize you haven't said it makes you angry, but it seemed like a nice opportunity to inject some perspective.

Also, just out of sheer morbid curiosity, Lighthead, are you purely vegan?

I'm not yet vegan, but I'm very close to making a full transition. I'd say I'm less than a week away. I already know where to go for fresh fruits and vegetables, and where to go for grains and meat substitutes if I want them.