| I was a vegetarian for 8 years. I had convinced myself that animals didn't deserve to be eaten. I eventually started to ask myself why animals were more important than plants. Was it because we could so easily relate to their pain? Pain or no, the argument usually put forth is that animals simply have a "right" to live. I can make that same argument for anything, including plants, bacteria, and viruses. So while I can't say I'm thrilled with the way animals are treated in the meat industry, that's entirely separate from whether or not we "should" eat meat. |