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09/06/2006 Moral Responsiblity of a CarnivoreLet's first start off that I love eating meat. But in the recent months, I have been introduced to some more vegetarian dishes through some of my friends and dates. This made me really start to think about why we as a society still have a fascination with eating so much meat.
There is the argument that we have survived as a race by being able to eat meat as well as plant life. I don't think anybody could reasonably argue this analysis. In the early ages of man, we were hunters and survived by being able to kill and eat our prey. This was fine and great. However, as the game moved and migrated, so did our ancestors. And as the food supply died out, so did many of our descendants from that branch of evolution.
Next we had the agrarian societies who developed farming crops. This was a much more sustainable way of living and allowed for societies to stay put and become some of the greatest civilizations in at that time. From being able to farm and cultivate wheat, rice, and other essential crops, we moved away from being strictly carnivores and into an omnivore society. This was a great leap in our evolution. However, the pitfalls were still there. Mankind was under the mercy of the weather and their environment. We simply did not possess the power to better control the environment in which our crops grew. Therefore, we had to continue on depending on meat for our survival. During the same period in time, we also became proficient at farming and raising livestock. This was big leap for mankind and we still practice this today.
Now we come to modern society. We as a race have progressed so much in our knowledge of the world around us and are capable of controlling many of the factors that could wipe out crops in the past. Plus we now have the capability to synthesis nutrients and genetically manipulate our fruits and vegetables. With this newfound wisdom, I'm starting to think we need to be more responsible as people and give back to nature. Perhaps we can start eating less meat one day at a time. Perhaps we can be a little more morality responsible for the choices we make in our diets. I'm not saying we can quit cold turkey - I'm not a saint after all. But maybe I can start doing my part by eating one complete vegetarian meal a day... Comments (2)
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