Theos-Talk Archives (July 2000 Message tt00024)

At 11:10 AM 07/11/2000 -0700, dalval2nwc.net wrote:
>As far as I  know the only reason for being a vegetarian is that
>it comes for a respect for advancing conscious life imprisoned in
>animal forms. They have a right to their living.
>>>rest clipped<<<<<

Here is a response I posted on listening-l on the issue of vegetarianism.
Might be of some interest to some.

mkr

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I think that few have seen first hand all cruelty that goes behind the
nicely packed meat one buys from grocery shelves. So if one takes the time
to see the killing better even do it themselves, then perhaps one may come
to a better understanding of the real facts.

In the years past, many slaughter houses in the USA, used to take high
school students on a tour. The result was after the tour many of them no
longer ate meat. After seeing this result, most have stopped the tours.

Years ago one of my friends daughter while visiting England happened to
visit a slaughterhouse and that ended meat eating - instant transformation
- when you see the reality and understand the cruelty the change was
immediate.

mkr

At 12:33 AM 07/02/2000 EST, you wrote:
>> rob: are you saying listeners should not eat meat because 
K said so, or because of the cruelty involved?  if it is the 
latter, could you please go into what you mean.  thank you. 

>Som: I think the issue is sensitivity. I understand that for quite a 
few listers it is a matter of habit that they meat. I am not sitting in 
judgement on anyone, but pointing out the contradiction involved in 
being on a K-forum and not having the sensitivity to see the cruelty 
involved in eating meat, notwithstanding the economic arguments.

I am aware of unease that this topic can cause, as it happened 
with my dear wife once. I remarked to her: "do you see the 
contradiction involved in your being an animal lover and eating 
meat?" She was quite upset by my remark, although, I had no 
intention of hurting her -- I honestly do not see how can one be 
both at the same time -- an animal lover and a meat-eater.

Whether listers eat meat or not is their outlook. My hope is that K-
readers would have the sensitivity that K talked about. WIthout that 
sensitivity, it is impossible to understand what K is saying.

Is this an unrealistic expectation? 





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