You've admitted to baiting, but OK.
Personally, my reasons are a combination of what Beej says about farming practices, combined with being unwilling to kill anything personally, so I find it morally consistent not to eat it. I would kill and or eat animals if I needed to, hell I'd kill and or eat you if I needed to, but I don't, so I don't. There are other reasons and Its not all clear in my head yet, but that's thr thrust of it for me.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 25 Oct 2011, 13:03, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

Nah, I was referring to if I ever abuse vegetarianism on here
that's me baiting. I'm not abusing any choice at all in this instance, it's the ultimate expression of the ethics I don't understand.

I understand your reasons as you personal decisions, of course, I guess I'm thinking more of a "group ethic" thing as to why human society thinks it matters why eating meat is something should be stopped if not necessary, but happily continues with other practices which are vastly more harmful and equally as unnecessary without a second's thought. But, like you, I haven't fully thought this through, I just wondered what people thought.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 25 Oct 2011, 13:13, Reply)

because humans, in groups, are morons basically.
once you accept this you'll find the world less confusing.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 25 Oct 2011, 13:22, Reply)

Oh I know this. I'm a University lecturer, remember?
I wonder why they are so selectively moronic though.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 25 Oct 2011, 13:29, Reply)

Human nature, innit?
Also, being a lecturer you get to meet the 'clever ones', just think the average, voting, prole is a good whack less bright that most people you interact with.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 25 Oct 2011, 13:32, Reply)