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The significance of a hamburger being comprised of many different pieces of multiple cows is that it's hard to track and there are higher-risk meats than others
by danielmims 17y ago
The significance of a hamburger being comprised of many different pieces of multiple cows is that it's hard to track and there are higher-risk meats than others. For example, meat that resided near the intestines/colon has a much a higher risk of e. coli contamination.
Honestly, I'm with you in my lack of concern, but probably for a different reason. It is a very small justice that meat-eaters should get e. coli from time to time.
- moron4hire 17y agonot adhering to handling standards is a different issue than "mixing meat from different parts of the cow and different cows". And if you're going to act like that, then it's poetic justice that a lot of vegans are malnourished.
- ibnez120 17y agoWhy would that be poetic justice? Vegans are contributing to a cleaner, healthier, less cruel planet (and by the way, can have perfectly healthy diets without the increased risk of heart disease, cancer, etc., that meat-eaters have). Meat-eaters are doing the opposite -- hence poetic justice in experiencing a health problem after supporting the torture and slaughter of others. How is "acting like that" -- i.e., standing in opposition to the negative status quo -- in any way equivalent to supporting extreme suffering?
- danielmims 17y agoHow would it be "poetic justice" for a vegan, who cares for other living things, to be malnourished? They're just being not evil. Of course, being vegan has all kinds of eprsonal health benefits in addition to its benefits for others. Vegans have significantly lower rates of cancer and heart disease, for example. Maybe you're one of those people who think that being trim is equivalent to being malnourished. It isn't. On the other hand, one who pays another to torture and slaughter living creatures for his own discretionary meals is indeed making a withdrawal from his/her karmic balance, if you will.