Do you agree with Richard Dawkins?

[Zen Badger]

We have always eaten meat, along with everything else that we could fit in our mouths.

Thanks for the insight. Perhaps you covered some other aspects of our evolutionary past in your science class.

Cannibalism was widespread in the past among humans in many parts of the world... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibalism)

You might also be aware that our ancesters practiced infanticide, sacrificed one another to the gods and impregnated girls at the age of 10 or 11 years old.

Now, if your suggesting we must do what our ancesters did then I would simply ask why?

Now that we can reason, can we not make up our own minds about what is moral?

Do you do just what the other guy does? Can't you think for yourself?

So people that eat meat also murder babies and rape children?

It is not a case of following tradition dipshit.

We as a species have evolved to eat meat, if you have evidence to the contrary please present it.

It is not about morality, it is about reality.

What is immoral is causing unnecessary suffering beforehand.

And even that is only a human perception as no predator in nature gives a fuck if their prey suffers as they kill it.

I eat meat, not only is it a required part of my diet as an omnivore, but I enjoy eating it.

And I would kill an animal for food, not for enjoyment, not for sport, but for my survival,and I would minimise its suffering as I did so.

Just remember, EVERYTHING dies, and everything becomes food for something else.