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Traditional Buddhism actually says you should eat meat if it is given to you as well, and they have been vegetarians centuries longer than the hipsters. They co
by lnanek2 12y ago
Traditional Buddhism actually says you should eat meat if it is given to you as well, and they have been vegetarians centuries longer than the hipsters. They consider wasting food worse than eating meat. You shouldn't allow something to be killed for you, but it is a waste if it has already been killed.
- from_elsewhere 12y ago"they have been vegetarians centuries longer than the hipsters" The implication here seems to be that tradition is a valid justification for beliefs and practices, whereas personal ethics are not; and indeed, anyone pursuing the latter is worthy of stereotyping and derision. To put this thought in other terms: In the context of contemporary culture, wouldn't you call the Buddha a "hipster"?
- harshreality 12y agoLogically, that requires the assumption that your decision to eat meat will not influence how much meat will be farmed in the future. "Wasting" food when you're trying to send a signal not to produce so much of one type of food is not really waste.