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Originally Posted by Shadee I've actually been looking at Fruitarianism for a while but I'm not sure if I would be able to do it. | Fruitarianism? I'm sorry, but I have to admit to being largely insensitive to the possibility of warping some pomegranate's psyche when I rip it open and scarf down all those lovely tasty seeds.
I'm similarly insensitive to the plight of higher life forms such as cows and pigs and chickens and fish (especially blue fin tuna) that provide me with such wonderful meals at the hands of my favorite chefs.
Certainly, at least with regard to the animal contributors to my menu, I want them to make such contributions with the absolute minimum of suffering. I'm not so sure about their consciousness, but I do know from personal observation that they have the capacity to feel pain.
Still, such concerns take second place, at least in my feeble mind, to the denigration of human life going on unabated in the world today. Whether camouflaged as globalization or economic necessity, the rich are getting richer and the poor are consequently suffering an unprecedented degree of deprivation. |
Actually fruitarians =do= eat fruit, it being something plants generate with the intention of it being eaten and spread it's seeds, so they would also rip into that pomegranate
As for the denigration of human life I don't see how changing your diet would be such a distraction from thinking about those world issues
Note that I'm not a vegetarian either, I'm just saying that if I were to do it purely out of sympathy for living creatures then I wouldn't want to discriminate.