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Can a vegetarian eat meat if it's grown in lab a dish?
by ekurutepe 13y ago
Can a vegetarian eat meat if it's grown in lab a dish?
- shardling 13y agoThat's kind of a facile question -- it obviously depends on the reason why they're vegetarian.
- cwzwarich 13y agoDepends on the reason you're vegetarian. If it's for ethical reasons, then they probably would. If it's for health reasons, then probably not. If it's for environmental reasons, then it would depend on the environmental impact of in vitro meat.
- pdog 13y agoDon't forget taste -- some vegetarians simply don't like the taste of meat.
- Xylakant 13y agoIt depends on their reason for being vegetarian. Some think meat is unethical, those probably could. Others think it's healthier not to eat meat, those would probably pass. A friend of mine is allergic to most animal proteins - she probably won't want to eat that stuff either.
- aheilbut 13y agousing fetal bovine serum?
- alwaysinshade 13y agoI've had this discussion with a few vego's. My wife doesn't eat meat because she doesn't like animal suffering or confinement, so she would happily eat lab-grown meat. Yet her sister is disgusted by the texture/taste of meat on top of the suffering/confinement aspect, so the lab-grown meat only removes half of her aversion. Ultimately comes down to the individual's motive for being a vegetarian, which varies.
- gcheong 13y agoI believe that under a strict definition of vegetarianism - a person who abstains from eating meat - the answer would be no. If they did they would not be vegetarian. Maybe another classification would need to be created for those who will only eat cultured meat.