Is Your Beer Suitable For Vegetarians?!

[lonte]

I think I could handle a life spent eating oysters, crab, lobster, bugs, mussels, prawns, ...

 

[user 1153]

but I have asked the same questions of a few vegans I know, and they got the ***** and stormed off because they thought I was being a smart ass. im not, I just want to know what drives you to be a veggie.

Most vegans will crack the ***** because they aren't getting enough red meat in their diets and as such are miserable and cranky

Seriously though, each to their own. As long as someone doesn't try to preach to me about what I do I will return the favour

 

[benno1973]

I'm an ethical vegetarian...

Nice post PoMo. Concise and summed up your reasons nicely. I'm not veggo myself, but I do applaud people who adopt this for moral and ethical reasons, as the motivation to do so is less apparent than those who are vegetarian for health and/or taste reasons.

 

[tangent]

so you can eat boguns but not science professors, gotcha.

 

[PostModern]

so you can eat boguns but not science professors, gotcha.

There is a vast difference between "alive but not self aware" and "doctor of science". Hell, intellectually, a mussel has more in common with bacteria than even a bogan. A fish less so, but at I feel I am on the right path for me.

Yes, I have drawn an arbitrary line in the sand with myself and a bunch of living things on one side and a lot of living things at different stages of development on the other side. Where's your line in the sand? Eat the professors as well?

 

[tangent]

I.T. first, they're slower

 

[Wortgames]

Yes, I have drawn an arbitrary line in the sand with myself and a bunch of living things on one side and a lot of living things at different stages of development on the other side. Where's your line in the sand? Eat the professors as well?

My personal line in the sand is that I don't eat anything else that eats meat.

So if we ever find ourselves drinking together, I'd advise you to stay alert...

 

[Eugene]

Thanks for the reply guys, Im glad you took my post for what it was, and not as an insult, thanks.

I am afraid I must be morally bankrupt, as far as Im concerned, ill eat any and all that I feel like, I dont have a problem killing, I hunt and eat the meat I harvest, but hey, thats me.

Thanks again

 

[Coodgee]

I'm not like the Buddhists who think that eating red meat is best because the total number of bellies filled per life lost is greater than, say, fish. I think the ~level~ of life and consciousness lost is what matters. I think less of snacking on a prawn than I do of setting a mouse trap, let alone slaughtering a bovine.

What about a mentally retarded cow?

 

[tangent]

They aren't fluffy or cute:
http://nootropics.com/intelligence/brainyfish.html
Source: BBC News
Date: 31 August 2003

but to be fair, I've never read a good book written by a cow either...

 

[sstacey]

let alone slaughtering a bovine.

Do you wear leather shoes?

Serious question

 

[Brewtus]

I'm not like the Buddhists who think that eating red meat is best because the total number of bellies filled per life lost is greater than, say, fish. I think the ~level~ of life and consciousness lost is what matters. I think less of snacking on a prawn than I do of setting a mouse trap, let alone slaughtering a bovine.

PoMo.

I knew a few Thai Buddists a few years ago and ate with them in a German Restauant in Bangkok. Their take on it was they ate chicken or fish rater than steak (especially in their religious celibration time) as causing the death of one huge animal gave them a lot of bad karma while causing the death of something much smaller ment less bad karma. mind you one ate the cheese sausages and when I asked about it I think she genuinely thought they were made of cheese, not a sausage with a little cheese flavouring in it.

As long as you are happy and don't eat me I am OK with whatever you want to eat.

 

[sah]

They aren't fluffy or cute:
http://nootropics.com/intelligence/brainyfish.html
Source: BBC News
Date: 31 August 2003

They're not fluffy but some of 'em are cute. There are a lot of aquariums sitting in lounge rooms about the place.

Just a quick note on the comments relating to Budddhists. Keep in mind that there are many schools of Buddhism and interpretations of Buddha's ethical teachings. Some Buddhists are strict vegetarians, some aren't.

This thread has strayed well away from beer.

About to munch down a BBQ rice biryani.

regards
Scott

 

[tangent]

after working with food producers including some product development people in high profile "food" industries, as well as the media, i can honestly tell you that the majority of the population have very little idea of what they're actually eating. And it's not 100% their fault. Especially these days when "cheese" on a corn chip consists of 7 or 8 different ingredients, none of which are milk or rennet.

Thank goodness you know what's actually in your beer (that's to the AG brewers h34r: )

 

[PostModern]

They aren't fluffy or cute:
http://nootropics.com/intelligence/brainyfish.html
Source: BBC News
Date: 31 August 2003

but to be fair, I've never read a good book written by a cow either...

And who invented the internal combustion engine? Porky the pig?

The article you linked just goes to justify my discomfort with eating them.

 

[tangent]

The article you linked just goes to justify my discomfort with eating them.

I know. Valuing species based on perceived thought processes must be difficult in Argentinean restaurants.
I go by flavour.

 

[PostModern]

I go by flavour.

I didn't want to engage in a vege debate on AHB, but...

I hear that humans taste like pork.

 

[tangent]

if so, i'd only eat the females.

 

[peas_and_corn]

OK for those of you who mentioned Buddhism, when the Buddha was asked to force Monks to be vegetarian he refused to do so. Vegetarianism has evolved out of the teachings in most schools as they extrapolated the idea that taking life or being responsible for the taking of life (buying meat is being part of the parket thus you are reposnsible for the death of the animal). However in ceratin countries they are not vegetarian for good diet reasons- in Sri Lanka the monks are unable to get the sustenance they need so they eat limited amounts of meat to ensure their bodies are nourished enough (this is also in other areas, especially mountanous areas). People who practise Buddhism are not told whether to go vegetarian, but generally if they are serious about their 'study', vegetarianism is quite likely in the long term.

Anyways, I didn't know that about the aphids.

 

[Kai]

I knew a few Thai Buddists a few years ago and ate with them in a German Restauant in Bangkok. Their take on it was they ate chicken or fish rater than steak (especially in their religious celibration time) as causing the death of one huge animal gave them a lot of bad karma while causing the death of something much smaller ment less bad karma.

So karma is inversely proportional to mass? :huh: