(February 2, 2014 at 12:20 pm)jg2014 Wrote: If people are doing something unethical and it impacts on the well being of others against their wishes, would you not say that other people have a duty to protect those that cannot protect themselves?Definitely! But unless you start eating other people against their wishes, what you eat has absolutely no impact on the well being of others, so butt out.
(February 2, 2014 at 12:20 pm)jg2014 Wrote: I know you might not agree about whether animals deserve this protection too, but vegans and vegetarians certainly do.This is a lie that makes sane vegetarians look bad. I'm a vegetarian who occasionally "goes vegan." I certainly don't agree.
(February 2, 2014 at 12:20 pm)jg2014 Wrote: We do not do it to be 'dicks', but out of a sense of compassion and duty. I think if more people acted out of these motivations the world would be a better place.Nope. It's definitely just being dickish. Where's your "sense of compassion and duty" toward other human people? Food is a basic right, and animals are food for most people. Killing for food isn't like killing for sport or pleasure. It's natural, and for people in poorer parts of the world, it's absolutely essential.
