RE: Any Vegetarians/Vegans here?
January 19, 2014 at 3:31 am
(This post was last modified: January 19, 2014 at 3:32 am by Aractus.)
Don't forget dingoes, they're not native to Australia either.
Also, back on the topic of silkworms - if we boil them alive we're killing them (by the time they emerge from their cocoons) an average 2-3 days short of their "natural" lives anyway, and we're saving them the frantic and stressful mating stage of life, and also keeping them away from predators who want to eat them before this time anyway, that equates to a much better quality of life, even if they did indeed feel pain (which of course they don't) while completely dormant and undergoing metamorphosis it'd still be a better life.
Also, back on the topic of silkworms - if we boil them alive we're killing them (by the time they emerge from their cocoons) an average 2-3 days short of their "natural" lives anyway, and we're saving them the frantic and stressful mating stage of life, and also keeping them away from predators who want to eat them before this time anyway, that equates to a much better quality of life, even if they did indeed feel pain (which of course they don't) while completely dormant and undergoing metamorphosis it'd still be a better life.
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
