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Poll: Would you eat synthetic meat instead of the meat we get from slaughtered animals?
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Yes.
63.16%
12 63.16%
No.
10.53%
2 10.53%
I have doubts about whether it would be just as healthy as the meat we eat right now.
10.53%
2 10.53%
I think it would be too expensive and not worth the cost of production.
5.26%
1 5.26%
I think it would be strange, to say the least. Unnatural. I can't imagine eating something grown in a lab.
10.53%
2 10.53%
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Synthetic meat
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RE: Synthetic meat
(February 23, 2016 at 12:35 pm)Rhythm Wrote:
(February 23, 2016 at 12:16 pm)Excited Penguin Wrote: 1) It doesn't? How do you figure? Don't you agree that the way we get our meat now raises health concerns as well as environmental and economical ones?
I do.
I don't know. It seems to me that you don't.
Quote:I wouldn't, no.  For reasons already mentioned but..apparently, less than digestible.  
How is meat grown in a lab going to cause problems, exactly? And how is it not mitigating the already existent problems by removing the need for consumption of the other sort of meat, provided directly by farm animals, that is?

Quote:No, I don't.  I think that you can find many examples of bad practices.  
Bad practices? Ok, let's assume for even a second that we could ethically prepare animals for slaughter, which is insane, but ok. Would you agree to being slaughtered for your meat by a superior race from space that conquered earth, if said race could reasonably survive and preserve their comfort by eating something else other than you, merely because they treated you right before chopping you up for your meat? Can you see how insane this sounds, or not?

Quote:None, right? 

 I recant. It would seem some think we're doing other animals a favor by sacrificing them for their meat(/sarcasm). I didn't imagine it would be possible to even hold such a view.

Quote:Environmental goods, economic goods, health goods, long term sustainability goods, a validation of your ideological position........and a law?  

I think they'll deliver meat, and just that.  Frozen in vitro salisbury steaks.  20% Cellulose.  Corn starch in vitro gravy in a microwaveable paper casserole dish.
All of those goods are simply delivered by virtue of the in vitro meat becoming a better alternative to directly animal-based meats.

My ideological position is that we shouldn't let sentient creatures suffer/die for no good reason. What would constitute good reasons? You might argue that comfort and food are, which I would agree with to a certain extent. Take care of those reasons in a different manner, however, and the need for slaughtering animals disappears altogether.

Now, I can't imagine that you disagree with that. So do we really disagree here, or are we simply pretending to do so for argument's sake?
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Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 10:12 am
Synthetic meat - by KUSA - February 23, 2016 at 10:18 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 10:20 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 10:22 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 10:25 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by Thumpalumpacus - February 23, 2016 at 11:59 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 12:03 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Thumpalumpacus - February 23, 2016 at 12:08 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 12:11 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Thumpalumpacus - February 23, 2016 at 12:14 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 10:26 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by brewer - February 23, 2016 at 10:26 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 10:27 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by brewer - February 23, 2016 at 10:35 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 10:37 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 10:31 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by c172 - February 23, 2016 at 10:35 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 10:41 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by c172 - February 23, 2016 at 12:56 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 1:03 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by vorlon13 - February 23, 2016 at 10:41 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by paulpablo - February 23, 2016 at 10:46 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 10:48 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by paulpablo - February 23, 2016 at 10:59 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 11:02 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by paulpablo - February 23, 2016 at 11:09 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 11:17 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by paulpablo - February 23, 2016 at 11:28 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 11:32 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 10:52 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 10:54 am
Synthetic meat - by KUSA - February 23, 2016 at 10:52 am
Synthetic meat - by KUSA - February 23, 2016 at 10:53 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 10:55 am
Synthetic meat - by KUSA - February 23, 2016 at 10:54 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 10:55 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by Cyberman - February 23, 2016 at 12:37 pm
Synthetic meat - by KUSA - February 23, 2016 at 10:57 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 10:59 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 11:20 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 11:23 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 11:32 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 11:36 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 11:43 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 11:46 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 12:03 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 12:07 pm
Synthetic meat - by KUSA - February 23, 2016 at 12:04 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Thumpalumpacus - February 23, 2016 at 12:12 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 12:11 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 12:16 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by I_am_not_mafia - February 23, 2016 at 12:27 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 12:35 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 12:50 pm
Synthetic meat - by KUSA - February 23, 2016 at 12:43 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Iroscato - February 23, 2016 at 12:54 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by I_am_not_mafia - February 23, 2016 at 3:17 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by c172 - February 23, 2016 at 1:12 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 1:16 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by vorlon13 - February 23, 2016 at 1:17 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 1:21 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 1:52 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by vorlon13 - February 23, 2016 at 2:09 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Athene - February 23, 2016 at 4:27 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 3:10 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 3:14 pm
Synthetic meat - by KUSA - February 23, 2016 at 3:42 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by I_am_not_mafia - February 23, 2016 at 4:19 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 3:51 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 3:59 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 4:04 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 4:05 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 4:16 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 4:22 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 4:26 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 4:31 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 4:38 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 4:52 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by ignoramus - February 23, 2016 at 4:54 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 4:54 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 4:57 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 5:09 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 5:12 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Aroura - February 23, 2016 at 5:10 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 5:12 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 5:28 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 5:36 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 5:41 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 5:47 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 5:50 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Aroura - February 23, 2016 at 7:23 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by brewer - February 23, 2016 at 5:46 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 5:53 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 5:53 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 6:02 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 6:12 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 6:13 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 6:15 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 6:15 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 6:23 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 6:29 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 6:34 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 6:35 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 6:36 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 6:38 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 6:43 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 6:44 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 6:54 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 7:15 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 7:19 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 8:00 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Aroura - February 23, 2016 at 9:17 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 8:17 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Living in Death - February 23, 2016 at 8:46 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 8:48 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Living in Death - February 23, 2016 at 8:52 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Excited Penguin - February 23, 2016 at 8:59 pm
Synthetic meat - by LadyForCamus - February 23, 2016 at 9:08 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Aroura - February 23, 2016 at 9:19 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 9:08 pm
Synthetic meat - by LadyForCamus - February 23, 2016 at 9:22 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Aroura - February 23, 2016 at 9:26 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by vorlon13 - February 24, 2016 at 8:47 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 9:33 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by bennyboy - February 23, 2016 at 9:38 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2016 at 9:41 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by robvalue - February 24, 2016 at 12:51 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by paulpablo - February 24, 2016 at 11:51 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 24, 2016 at 1:01 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by Jackalope - February 24, 2016 at 11:02 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by robvalue - February 24, 2016 at 1:04 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by vorlon13 - February 25, 2016 at 12:01 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by Jackalope - February 25, 2016 at 1:57 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by account_inactive - February 25, 2016 at 11:29 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by I_am_not_mafia - February 25, 2016 at 11:50 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 28, 2016 at 1:50 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by Thumpalumpacus - February 28, 2016 at 5:03 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by vorlon13 - February 28, 2016 at 3:11 am
RE: Synthetic meat - by vorlon13 - February 28, 2016 at 3:14 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by The Grand Nudger - February 28, 2016 at 3:28 pm
RE: Synthetic meat - by vorlon13 - February 28, 2016 at 3:33 pm
Synthetic meat - by KUSA - February 28, 2016 at 3:29 pm

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