08-02-2015, 02:55 PM
(08-02-2015, 02:20 PM)Diana Wrote:(08-02-2015, 01:07 PM)Matt1 Wrote: I don't consider this to be a speciesist view, as i do take into the understanding the values and rights to animals. Nobody is talking about torturing or harming animals here. The higher second density animals that are moving towards self awareness are the domesticated house pets.
I AM talking about torturing and harming animals.
And to me, all life is sacred. As Jade and Monica pointed out, there is no demarcation line between animals worthy of our compassion and animals who are not. So the choice has to be made: what life do I take to sustain my physical vehicle. There are many things to consider, which is why threads like this exist.
Anyone who values human life over other life, is in my opinion, displaying speciesism. I do realize that the subject matter is not simple, however.
From what I observed people are usually more disturbed at violence toward dogs and cats than humans, so it's all very relative.
Personally I wouldn't hunt for myself, but whether I eat meat or not while varying the sources and eating as little as I do eat currently, I have very huge serious doubts that me going vegan would save the life of a single animal. The market isn't made to be affected by my personal consumption.
With that said, my point is that going vegan or not won't matter unless your goal is to be on a crusade to convert others, which would definitely not be my case even as a vegan.
So there's trauma and negative energies within the meat? Fine i'll take it upon myself and transmute it along with the rest of my inner darkness and take what has already been sacrified with grattitude and compassion for the path that was taken by the said animal.
Honnestly if this planet would turn vegan overnight, I wouldn't mind it. I just think it's not the only aspect that needs focus to be worked on.