Implication that thinking so was wrong somehow

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4/3/05 4:14:00 AM

Implication that thinking so was wrong somehow

Are you saying you don't think about that hunk of flesh as being part of the animal because that's somehow distasteful? That's the part that I find odd--humans being squeamish about eating other animals, since we're the self-declared top of the food chain. You'd think we'd revel in it.

Post #201,713

by Another Scott

4/3/05 9:01:01 AM

Partially.

It's partially that I don't feel the need to think about where it came from (as discussed above), and partially that I just don't want to go there due to the potentially distasteful aspects. ("If you're squeemish about organ meat, why aren't you a Vegan? How can you be a Vegan and support extinction for domesticated animals? Soy will turn you into a girly man. Humans are natural omnivores - eating only vegetables will give you gas and cause problems down the road. Soy hotdogs only taste good because they pump them full of artificial flavors. Etc.") I generally regard food as something I appreciate, and I enjoy the very occassional extravagent meal, but food generally isn't a big deal for me.

Even at Thanksgiving, I don't "revel" in food too much. It seems over-the-top and wasteful these days.

[link|http://en.thinkexist.com/quotation/moderation-which_consists_in_an_indifference/218322.html|Plato]:

"Moderation, which consists in an indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned zeal about things of importance, can proceed from nothing but true knowledge, which has its foundation in self-acquaintance."

Plato quotes (Ancient Greek philosopher. 428 BC-348 BC)

YMMV. ;-)

Cheers,
Scott.

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Implication that thinking so was wrong somehow - (FuManChu) - (1) - April 3, 2005, 04:14:00 AM EDT

Partially. - (Another Scott) - April 3, 2005, 09:01:01 AM EDT

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