Comments on Fear and Loathing in the Kitchen: I Can't Believe It's Vegan!

Hi!I love the topic of your post. I enjoy eating m...

2008-07-25T13:51:00.000-04:00

Hi!

I love the topic of your post. I enjoy eating meat and do not think its wrong in principle. I also have a few friends who are vegetarians who are at least 50 pounds overweight!!

One problem I had however was when you claimed that morality is subjective. This is NOT TRUE! People may debate about what is right and wrong, but someone is always right. For example, I can't say that killing an innocent baby is wrong for me, but right for you because the morality of the situation is subjective. This is off topic, but moral relativism is a fallacy of the modern world!

Basically this: Morality is not subjective. (opinions can be subjective however) Eating meat is either moral or not. The contention lies in which side is right...

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2008-04-27T18:32:00.000-04:00

Sorry, that URL didn't come through right, somehow. Firefox crashed while I was trying to post. This is what it's supposed to be:

"What I wish I'd said to that vegetarian

Hope that works, not trying to spam your blog!!

Also, I meant to open up with:

Right on, Tracy!

Right on, Regina!Here's a post I made a few months...

2008-04-26T15:01:00.000-04:00

Right on, Regina!

Here's a post I made a few months back about this sort of thing...

http://vesnavuynovich.blogspot.com/2007/09/what-i-wish-id-said-to-that-vegetarian.html

Zilla, I never had a weight problem -- was always envied for my slenderness -- before I went vegetarian.

So, PETA is pushing us to save the animals and kil...

2008-04-24T01:24:00.000-04:00

So, PETA is pushing us to save the animals and kill ourselves in the process. Lovely.

Karen, I'm glad your mum is doing better! Vegetari...

2008-04-23T09:49:00.000-04:00

Karen, I'm glad your mum is doing better! Vegetarianism works for some, sure, but it's assumed it works for everyone - and when it doesn't work for you, no-one blames the diet. And if you do miss meat, it's a moral failing rather than your body telling you something.

Sue, I did notice that. Their mission is total animal liberation - not human health. I mean, they're against house pets (euthanizing animals rather than adopting them out)and service animals ie seeing eye dogs) bc it's "slavery." I have three cats and lemme tell you, the master/servant relationship is definitely skewed in their favour ;)

Oh my goodness - talk about unhealthy crap! Did yo...

2008-04-22T21:32:00.000-04:00

Oh my goodness - talk about unhealthy crap! Did you read the little note on the bottom of the page:
"*Items listed may contain trace amounts of animal-derived ingredients. While PETA supports a strict adherence to veganism, we put the task of vigorously reducing animal suffering ahead of personal purity. Boycotting products that are 99.9 percent vegan sends the message to manufacturers that there is no market for this food, which ends up hurting more animals."

So its okay to eat that .1% of animal product if you are a vegan.

Bravo, Tracy!

2008-04-21T15:05:00.000-04:00

Bravo, Tracy!

My mother was a vegetarian for many years. Ate l...

2008-04-21T12:44:00.000-04:00

My mother was a vegetarian for many years. Ate lots of chips, muffins, bread, cheese-its, etc. She got very fat. She got cancer and was pissed because she thought vegetarian eating was going to keep her very healthy and she had missed meat terribly. She's still a meat-eater today but unfortunately kept the chips, crackers, cereals, etc. and got even fatter. Just recently, she went on a real food diet and lost a lot of weight. She looks for grass-fed meats, in-season veg. etc. It's the first time in 30 years she's been thin.

If it's vegan, it's healthy apparently. Healthier,...

2008-04-21T11:15:00.000-04:00

If it's vegan, it's healthy apparently. Healthier, at least.

Thought it was interesting for such an extremist organization to even suggest eating these things could be ok.

Zilla - me too. Doesn't work for me at all. Deosn't seem to be working for the majority of vegetarians I know either. Though there are some people who seem to feel fine veg/vegan, so hey. I just don't think it's natural or even possible without modern technology (vitamins, processing etc.

Of course, Peta has never pretended to be logical,...

2008-04-21T02:24:00.000-04:00

Of course, Peta has never pretended to be logical, truthful, honest, consistent or caring.

You're right, of course.

Eat a bit of everything and not too much of anything. That's my philosophy.

Wow, that website is frightening! Practically all...

2008-04-20T17:09:00.000-04:00

Wow, that website is frightening! Practically all of that stuff on every single list is junk, laden with trans fats. Frozen pies, Crisco shortening, Starburst candy. Ugh. They can't possibly think that stuff is really healthy to eat.

I gained the most weight and was the most unhealth...

2008-04-20T14:52:00.000-04:00

I gained the most weight and was the most unhealthy I had ever been while I was a vegetarian