unlawfully taking the life of another creature without necessity is murder.
This is where I have issue with this philosophy. ALL creatures kill the food they eat. What is to make a blade of grass LESS important than a bear? I disagree with having a hierarchy of life. Almost all life consumes life to live. In that we are animals, we do not photosynthesize and thus we must kill to eat.
I disagree with pescatarianism. Why does a fish have more rights than a cow? What about the people who don't live anywhere near fish? Are they natural pescatarians too?
And what about the people who where raised with farm fresh everything. Do they also have need of processed food?
There is too much generalisation within your argument for me to give it much merit. I beleive that part of the reason scientists cannot come to a consensus on our 'natural' diet is that it perhaps they too over generalize based on their own bias of what is natural to them.
PS The bodhivista does state that vegetarianism is the way to go simply because they do not believe in harming potential souls on their life path. Which many monks will happily debate with you in that they too do not believe in a hierarchy of life, but they have to eat SOMETHING. Has nothing to do with unlawful murder as you state.
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This is where I have issue with this philosophy. ALL creatures kill the food they eat. What is to make a blade of grass LESS important than a bear? I disagree with having a hierarchy of life. Almost all life consumes life to live. In that we are animals, we do not photosynthesize and thus we must kill to eat.
I disagree with pescatarianism. Why does a fish have more rights than a cow? What about the people who don't live anywhere near fish? Are they natural pescatarians too?
And what about the people who where raised with farm fresh everything. Do they also have need of processed food?
There is too much generalisation within your argument for me to give it much merit. I beleive that part of the reason scientists cannot come to a consensus on our 'natural' diet is that it perhaps they too over generalize based on their own bias of what is natural to them.
PS The bodhivista does state that vegetarianism is the way to go simply because they do not believe in harming potential souls on their life path. Which many monks will happily debate with you in that they too do not believe in a hierarchy of life, but they have to eat SOMETHING. Has nothing to do with unlawful murder as you state.