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Species kill and eat other species in order to survive, but the way we have automated the killing so that we have a total disconnect from the awareness of what

by kayoone 13y ago

Species kill and eat other species in order to survive, but the way we have automated the killing so that we have a total disconnect from the awareness of what we are actually eating is very distressing.

code_duck 13y ago
Humans did kill and eat other species to survive. At this point, Americans eat far more animals than needed solely for survival - often so much as to be unhealthy - and it is quite possible to survive and thrive without consuming animals.
- jaibot 13y ago
  No idea why this comment is being downvoted. Although s/Americans/most-of-the-first-world.
- bluedino 13y ago
  >> At this point, Americans eat far more animals than needed solely for survival They eat far more plants than needed as well. Animals has nothing to do with it.
  - mcantelon 13y ago
    The ratio of meat to vegetables in the Western diet is high.
  - shawnc 13y ago
    Animals has a lot to do with it - Animals are sentient, thinking, feelings beings. A calf has the same personality and emotions as a puppy.
    - repseki 13y ago
      And a pig has the IQ of a 3 year old human.
bane 13y ago
It's part of a general trend as civilization progresses to specialize away from activities somebody else can handle. I didn't build my house, weave my clothes, can my vegetables, smith my tools or anything else. I also don't grow my own food plants and raise any livestock. But I agree that everybody should have some education about all these things so we understand where it all comes from.
- grandalf 13y ago
  You also don't guard your country from harm, yet that does not mean that you would tolerate a genocide done on your "behalf".
mcantelon 13y ago
It's not even the automation of killing that's the primary concern in my optinion... it's more how animals are treated before being killed, in conditions often worse than Nazi concentration camps.
repseki 13y ago
When was the last time you killed another animal in order to survive? The thing is, historical methods of survival are no longer relevant to modern humans. We do not ride horses across country, we fly in giant machines that we have built. Why? Because they are more efficient. The same goes with a plant based diet at this point in time. We can survive on a 100% plant based diet, while doing much less damage to the earth, and much less harm and suffering to the animals we share the earth with. Currently 56 billion land animals and 1-3 trillion sea creatures are being killed annually to feed 7 billion people. This is completely disgusting.
- Oletros 13y ago
  And exactly why is disgusting?

by kayoone 13y ago

code_duck 13y ago

Humans did kill and eat other species to survive. At this point, Americans eat far more animals than needed solely for survival - often so much as to be unhealthy - and it is quite possible to survive and thrive without consuming animals.

jaibot 13y ago
No idea why this comment is being downvoted. Although s/Americans/most-of-the-first-world.
bluedino 13y ago
>> At this point, Americans eat far more animals than needed solely for survival They eat far more plants than needed as well. Animals has nothing to do with it.
- mcantelon 13y ago
  The ratio of meat to vegetables in the Western diet is high.
- shawnc 13y ago
  Animals has a lot to do with it - Animals are sentient, thinking, feelings beings. A calf has the same personality and emotions as a puppy.
  - repseki 13y ago
    And a pig has the IQ of a 3 year old human.

bane 13y ago

It's part of a general trend as civilization progresses to specialize away from activities somebody else can handle. I didn't build my house, weave my clothes, can my vegetables, smith my tools or anything else. I also don't grow my own food plants and raise any livestock. But I agree that everybody should have some education about all these things so we understand where it all comes from.

grandalf 13y ago
You also don't guard your country from harm, yet that does not mean that you would tolerate a genocide done on your "behalf".

mcantelon 13y ago

It's not even the automation of killing that's the primary concern in my optinion... it's more how animals are treated before being killed, in conditions often worse than Nazi concentration camps.

repseki 13y ago

When was the last time you killed another animal in order to survive? The thing is, historical methods of survival are no longer relevant to modern humans. We do not ride horses across country, we fly in giant machines that we have built. Why? Because they are more efficient. The same goes with a plant based diet at this point in time. We can survive on a 100% plant based diet, while doing much less damage to the earth, and much less harm and suffering to the animals we share the earth with. Currently 56 billion land animals and 1-3 trillion sea creatures are being killed annually to feed 7 billion people. This is completely disgusting.

Oletros 13y ago
And exactly why is disgusting?