tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198275291385110185.post1514340195690726984..comments2024-03-07T02:36:22.671-06:00Comments on The Eighth Dimension: A Case for Becoming a VeganDee Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10610598460257919321noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198275291385110185.post-80496267210598351892010-06-05T11:10:49.846-05:002010-06-05T11:10:49.846-05:00Well, as you say, each generation passes on kinds ...Well, as you say, each generation passes on kinds of history. And you learn to be a certain way before you are even old enough to be introspective about it. I grew up with meat-and-three. Today, I still eat meat, but not as much as once upon a time. So, maybe that is some kind of progress. After seeing Food, Inc, I practically lost all appetite whatsoever. It is just as you say regarding agri-business....it is such a disgusting, revolting thing to look in the face. Certainly, we as a kind, have got to figure out how to change all this. Dysfunctionality of all kinds gets handed down to each new generation. Whether it has to do with food, or has to do with prejudices of many kinds, abuse of self or others. It is all a big tangled mess, and media itself has become a big part of the problem. That is really sad, in that, the potential of mass media could turn many things around. Instead, it has been a tool for perpetuating the status quo. That's why blogs such as yours are important. They reflect and point to a higher sensibility. It is hard to read or think about sometimes, but I am sooo thankful to know that I am not the only person who is getting pissed off about things. Thanks for taking a stand. So, keep it comin'!mythopolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03164758700393086005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198275291385110185.post-85128669855949541092010-06-05T08:26:06.403-05:002010-06-05T08:26:06.403-05:00Dan,
Please believe me when I say – I judge no on...Dan,<br /><br />Please believe me when I say – I judge no one but myself.<br /><br />As you know all food comes from photosynthesis – the process by which green plants and certain microorganisms produce simple carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and hydrogen, using the energy that chlorophyll absorbs from the sun.<br /><br />When Gandhi said, “live simply so other may simply live,” he recognized that in order for life to survive on this planet the reasoning beings (humans) must adhere to this principle.<br /><br />As far back as I can remember, food has been an issue of concern in my life, revolving around the consumption of the other sentient creatures with whom we share this planet. Over the years speaking with other folks I have learned that most everyone at a very early age (at first) when they realized that the burger they were eating was from a cow had similar misgivings. For some reason (perhaps, it was the obvious hypocrisy of espousing a moral standard without actually observing it) my mind was never able to justify the “malice of no thought.”<br /><br />When you and I were born the human population on Earth was approaching 2 billion people. It took 3.2 million years for us as a species to evolve and increase to that number from “Lucy,” the first hominid. Today, in just the last 60 years the human population on Earth has more than tripled to nearly 7 billion of us while other species continue to decline in numbers and become extinct. All life is connected in a magnificent web. If humans are to survive an increasing number of us must become aware of the catastrophic significance of our actions and “change our ways.” <br /><br />I recognize that I am a moral creature. I can reason. I have the ability to choose. Morality cannot be arbitrary. My integrity will not allow me to knowingly disregard my moral responsibilities. It demands that I be a part of the solution and not the problem. <br /><br />Perhaps, I’m cursed. Perhaps, it would be easier to live a life oblivious to the truth and the consequences of my actions.<br /><br />Love, DeeDee Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10610598460257919321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198275291385110185.post-24571455598389271122010-06-04T16:41:36.866-05:002010-06-04T16:41:36.866-05:00Dee, I do love you as a long-standing friend. But...Dee, I do love you as a long-standing friend. But, this is so extreme. It makes me think about a lot of things, though. I actually wish I was a vegan quite often. I have no qualms about eating a piece of a cow, it is the way I grew up. My position doesn't have so much to do with animals (like myself) eating animals. My issue is to whether it makes any sense in the global picture. <br /><br />I do think we could make better use of land than allotting acres to feed a cow. That is a bit stupid. So, I have no issues about that. I think the modern approaches to 'meat' are disgusting, even though I eat meat. So, what is the global alternative here? Do you have some ideas here? I don't mean that in any derisive way. I think ultimately, we will all be Vegans. Right now, we are dealing with over-population, and starvation. And who am I to tell them what to eat?mythopolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03164758700393086005noreply@blogger.com