| StarOcean said: When I became a vegetarian a year ago, something I kept getting told (and still do) was: "Vegetarian, huh? Must have to eat a lot of fish to make up for not eating meat, right?" <-This statement confuses me XD do people not consider fish meat? I know a few Catholic "vegetarians" who eat fish because... reasons! It's never made sense to me. The idea I've always had as a vegetarian is you aren't eating animals period -which would include fish, right? XD But I dunno. I digress. Do you guys consider fish a kind of meat? |
I know "vegetarians" who eat fish (agree, doesn't make sense). I also know some who will eat eggs (which is borderline the same thing).
Vegetarian is just as grey a definition as most people's dietary habits. Vegans are the only true no-hurt-animals diet. But that requires medication to be done right because your body requires animal protien of some form to (B12 I think, if I remember correctly) to keep eyesight, etc.
Personally, I don't see the difference in killing an animal for food or a plant. They are both living things. Just because one doesn't have eyes or one you perceive as somehow a higher life form - its still destroying life to prolong the life of another. That's just nature, its how life is defined. The only concern we should have is how we raise and kill life we need to consume. That should be humane and not cruel. Now, if you're vegetarian because that is your actual healthy diet plan (i.e. you think eating meat is unhealthy and causes fatness), then cool that at least has an arguable stance IMO. I disagree, but I can understand the logic. Not wanting to hurt animals (life) is simply not the way nature / life is designed.
