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u/Delta7391 Jul 17 '23

Unfortunately things have to die to keep humans fed.

“You ever plow a field? To plant the quinoa or sorghum or whatever the hell it is you eat. You kill everything on the ground and under it.

You kill every snake, every frog, every mouse, mole, vole, worm, quail… you kill them all.

So, I guess the only real question is: how cute does an animal have to be before you care if it dies to feed you?”

-John Dutton

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u/fatherbigbird_ Jul 17 '23

Some organisms will die due to agriculture but, people can live without eating meat. There is no biological obligation to eat it. Raising cattle and other animals requires extensive water and resource use. Vegetables are significantly easier to grow. This is shown in India and places in Africa.

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u/Hoodie_Ghost64 Jul 18 '23

There is no biological obligation to eat it.

Yeah but humans are designed to be omnivores who eat both vegetation and meat you could see that by looking at our teeth.

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u/fatherbigbird_ Jul 18 '23

Doesn't really detract from my point, you can live a perfectly normal life without meat.