Vinterland

As an atheist I used to believe this was purely an atheistic reason to be a vegetarian, but later I realised it is true both atheism and theism (typically Deist folk who tend to not make as many illogical claims as other theists). Since it deals with knowledge of God and reality I think agnostic is the most apt term because it is encompasses theism and atheism.

The purpose is to discuss with other agnostic vegetarians their reasons for being vegetarian.

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My reason

The agnostic tends to not discern evidence that justifies belief inan all powerful entity that gives objective meaning and morals to humans and should not assume that humans are objectively better or more worthy than animals. This agnostic realises that a dog or cow eating and farting is equally a great an 'acheivement' as Beethoven's 9th and than any value placed in any entity is subjective inas much as they know. Because of this, some atheists and theists place their personal value in human and other animal life, but try to make them as equal as possible.

Because of my natural bias, I always place greater value in those closest to me and that includes animals.

The initial reason that made me a vegetarian was simply because I hate to see suffering or to know somethign has suffered because of me, directly or indirectly. Unfortunately I still drink milk, I just love a tall cold glass of fresh milk squeezed from a large unnattractive mammal. Milkshakes are the best, chocolate milkshakes, strawberry milkshakes, strawberry chocolate milkshakes...mmm.