[The Bacon Guy]

Quote by: Inri I don't see where I've made any "absolute claims"...

"Henry Ford, H.G. Wells, Mark Twain, Leo Tolstoy, Henry David Thoreau, Sir Isaac Newton, Martin Luther, Leonardo Da Vincci, Socrates, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Pythagorus, Charles Darwin and Plato (just to name a few) were also vegetarians"

Quote by: Inri In the first quote: I as not providing this as proof of an 'ethical judgement'...vegetarianism is generally based upon ethics (compassion) as well as reason...

The same argument still applies. The fact that he said it was normal doesn't mean that he had any reason to oppose deviating from it.