Veganism: Moral Superiority?
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Ruminants, such as cows and sheep, absorb B12 produced by bacteria in their guts. For gut bacteria of ruminants to produce B12 the animal must consume sufficient amounts of cobalt. Grazing animals pick up B12 and bacteria that produce it from the soil at the roots of the plants they eat.
B12 is produced in nature only by prokaryotes in the form of certain bacteria and archaea; it is not made by any multicellular or single-celled eukaryotes. It is synthesized by some gut bacteria in humans and other animals, but humans cannot absorb the B12 made in their guts, as it is made in the colon which is too far from the small intestine, where absorption of B12 occurs. wiki
B12 is produced in nature only by prokaryotes in the form of certain bacteria and archaea; it is not made by any multicellular or single-celled eukaryotes. It is synthesized by some gut bacteria in humans and other animals, but humans cannot absorb the B12 made in their guts, as it is made in the colon which is too far from the small intestine, where absorption of B12 occurs. wiki
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Yea, the animals you eat don't get a sufficient amount of cobalt. Nor do that eat plants from the roots as in nature. It has all been industrialized and commercialized to where they just eat out of enormous bags of feed. I'd be willing to bet my b12 levels are higher than yours. Eating meat for b12 is the laziest and most ignorant justification you could possibly entertain. You eat meat because you are a selfish glutton, devoid of compassion. I'll just let God be the final judge of your choices and actions on this earth for the moral and ethical atrocities you've allowed and supported against all his living creatures.
@idaho_miner, welcome.
As you have gathered, we have a few vegans and vegetarians here, but the majority of us enjoy tasty meat. Personally, I prefer beef, pork, poultry and seafood, but I really enjoy an occasional plate of wild game. My favorites are alligator and venison, but it's hard to beat a plate of smoother fried squirrel or rabbit and dumplings.
A word of caution to you from a former vegetarian. Lack of protein and calcium are you worst enemy. Especially when you lead an active life. It almost cost me my life. Yes, I gave up meat and meat byproducts for several years. When I was told that I needed a calcium and a protein supplement, I found the best option was that good ole meat, milk and cheese that I had given up.
Please, if you plan to continue in your lifestyle, especially with the type of work that you do, make sure that you keep your protein and calcium levels up.
Again welcome.
As you have gathered, we have a few vegans and vegetarians here, but the majority of us enjoy tasty meat. Personally, I prefer beef, pork, poultry and seafood, but I really enjoy an occasional plate of wild game. My favorites are alligator and venison, but it's hard to beat a plate of smoother fried squirrel or rabbit and dumplings.
A word of caution to you from a former vegetarian. Lack of protein and calcium are you worst enemy. Especially when you lead an active life. It almost cost me my life. Yes, I gave up meat and meat byproducts for several years. When I was told that I needed a calcium and a protein supplement, I found the best option was that good ole meat, milk and cheese that I had given up.
Please, if you plan to continue in your lifestyle, especially with the type of work that you do, make sure that you keep your protein and calcium levels up.
Again welcome.
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Oh, nice 'gotcha'! Not exactly though... from my viewpoint eating meat when it is unnecessary is selfish, gluttonous behaviour, devoid of compassion. It's just a statement of what it is to me. Like that 'that red shirt over there' isn't a judgement of the colour of the shirt, it merely describes it.
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Let me guess, this is something you heard somewhere and have taken it to be true, because it somehow justifies your own incongruous morality? According to Robert Payne, who is considered Hitler's most definitive biographer:
"Hitler's asceticism played an important part in the image he projected over Germany. According to the widely believed legend, he neither smoked nor drank, nor did he eat meat or have anything to do with women. Only the first was true. He drank beer and diluted wine frequently, had a special fondness for Bavarian sausages and kept a mistress, Eva Braun… His asceticism was fiction invented by Goebbels to emphasize his total dedication, his self-control, the distance that separated him from other men. By this outward show of asceticism, he could claim that he was dedicated to the service of his people. In fact he was remarkably self-indulgent and possessed none of the instincts of the ascetic."
In fact, his personal chef tells us that his favourite dish was stuffed pigeon. He was a fan especially of cured meats and sausages. His vegetarianism was simply nothing more than Nazi propaganda to make him seem like a compassionate leader for the people. They wanted people to look up to him like some kind of spiritual leader, the Nazi equivalent of Mahatma Ghandi. It's impressive how effective Nazi propaganda was, as people clearly seem to believe it to this day.
Truly, there is no factual evidence to support this claim of Hitler being a vegetarian. I don't know why it comes up so frequently, other than it seems to absolve meat-eaters of guilt somehow. The fact of the matter is it's just blatantly untrue, so you should really stop regurgitating this second-hand information as it only spreads further ignorance.
"Hitler's asceticism played an important part in the image he projected over Germany. According to the widely believed legend, he neither smoked nor drank, nor did he eat meat or have anything to do with women. Only the first was true. He drank beer and diluted wine frequently, had a special fondness for Bavarian sausages and kept a mistress, Eva Braun… His asceticism was fiction invented by Goebbels to emphasize his total dedication, his self-control, the distance that separated him from other men. By this outward show of asceticism, he could claim that he was dedicated to the service of his people. In fact he was remarkably self-indulgent and possessed none of the instincts of the ascetic."
In fact, his personal chef tells us that his favourite dish was stuffed pigeon. He was a fan especially of cured meats and sausages. His vegetarianism was simply nothing more than Nazi propaganda to make him seem like a compassionate leader for the people. They wanted people to look up to him like some kind of spiritual leader, the Nazi equivalent of Mahatma Ghandi. It's impressive how effective Nazi propaganda was, as people clearly seem to believe it to this day.
Truly, there is no factual evidence to support this claim of Hitler being a vegetarian. I don't know why it comes up so frequently, other than it seems to absolve meat-eaters of guilt somehow. The fact of the matter is it's just blatantly untrue, so you should really stop regurgitating this second-hand information as it only spreads further ignorance.