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Topic	Why is being vegetarian a thing?
Zeus 12/30/17 5:12:24 PM #43:	shadowsword87 posted... Zeus posted... I'm not a vegetarian because I like the taste of meat, plus it's more practical than limiting myself to something. See, I'm not 100% sure that's a good argument. Meat is naturally tasty because it hits everything humans want (salt, fat, and other stuff) and humans have evolved to want to eat as much meat as possible (due to scarcity of it). While vegetables are built to not be tasty to other things. It feels... sort of wrong/defeatist/linear (I am not sure on the word) to go, "whelp, I guess I'm built to do a thing, so time to go do it". I'm not entirely sure I have the right thoughts or correct words behind this. Did you mean to quote a different part of my post? Because neither thing you mention really address either of the things quoted. After all, I wasn't arguing that people should eat something because it tastes good or because the brain is hardwired to seek that kind of food out, but merely that I like the taste. Then, for the second part, your previous post seems to appreciate the practicality of an omnivorous diet. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| In Zeus We Trust: All Others Pay Cash <cite>Zeus posted [p:893136309] in Why is bei... [t:76150448]...</cite> <quote><cite>shadowsword87 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote>I'm not a vegetarian because I like the taste of meat, plus it's more practical than limiting myself to something.</quote> See, I'm not 100% sure that's a good argument. Meat is naturally tasty because it hits everything humans want (salt, fat, and other stuff) and humans have evolved to want to eat as much meat as possible (due to scarcity of it). While vegetables are built to not be tasty to other things. It feels... sort of wrong/defeatist/linear (I am not sure on the word) to go, "whelp, I guess I'm built to do a thing, so time to go do it". I'm not entirely sure I have the right thoughts or correct words behind this.</quote> Did you mean to quote a different part of my post? Because neither thing you mention really address either of the things quoted. After all, I wasn't arguing that people should eat something because it tastes good or because the brain is hardwired to seek that kind of food out, but merely that I like the taste. Then, for the second part, your previous post seems to appreciate the practicality of an omnivorous diet. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| In Zeus We Trust: All Others Pay Cash</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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