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Quote by: Matt W  What is holding humanity back? Lack of understanding, for the most part, and a lack of respect.
...at the present time, an awful lot of information is flying back & forth, and, for the most part, an average citizen (of any state) is only willing to dip into the surface. |
Exactly, and not wanting to turn this whole thread into a vegetarian arguement because I promised Zinkovich to refer to it only sparingly, many people are not willing to even dip into the surface of it despite large amounts of
information backed up by scientific research showing meat production damaging the environment, using recourses, and being linked to obesity and the slew of health problems that go along with it -- not to mention the moral dilemas that arise from exploitation and the refusal to give up pleasure based on that exploitation when viable good options are available.
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People are much too willing to take the simplest, easiest option, no matter how arrogant or ignorant it may be.
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Good point once again seen with thoughts like, "I want my protein
easy and fast" rather than spending a little time thinking about a viable option that could result in less suffering done to another creature. It is just so
simple to say we are the most intelligent so all other lesser intelligent animals must bow down to our might. If that is not
arrogance, then what is!? Where is
respect in that equation that dooms all animals to a status of exploitation when in this modern world it need not be so for our survival?
I think you hit on some good themes, Matt W.