RE: Atheism and vegetarianism
August 23, 2010 at 5:28 am
(This post was last modified: August 23, 2010 at 5:32 am by The Omnissiunt One.)
(August 23, 2010 at 5:24 am)lrh9 Wrote: I could if my self interest included keeping a cannibal from eating me and my kin.
Of course, but that's not really moral criticism. More just wielding a large stick/gun
(August 23, 2010 at 5:24 am)Loki_999 Wrote: I'm a carnivore, i'd be screwed eating just fruit and veg.
I think no link between atheism and food choice. There could be a link between empathy and food choice, but not between empathy and atheism... i'm sure there have been plenty of sadistic bastards who were atheists.
Eating just fruit and veg is veganism, not vegetarianism (actually, vegans eat nuts and stuff too, so not even that). Vegetarianism isn't very restrictive, diet-wise. You can still eat most desserts, and there are some good meat substitutes, like tofu and Quorn (though most veggie sausages I've had aren't that great).
As for my theory about the link between non-belief and vegetarianism, I was just speaking from personal experience, really. Two vegetarians I've known were agnostic (in the popular sense) and the only vegan I've known is a militant atheist. It's not a very large sample, I know.
'We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.' H.L. Mencken
'False religion' is the ultimate tautology.
'It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.' Mark Twain
'I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.' Abraham Lincoln
'False religion' is the ultimate tautology.
'It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.' Mark Twain
'I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.' Abraham Lincoln
