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From: jack@hp-dcde.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Morality of Vegetarians - (nf)
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Date: Wed, 4-Jan-84 03:22:31 EST
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hp-dcde!jack    Jan  1 16:19:00 1984

There are at least two classes of vegetarians:

1)  "Healthy" vegetarians:
    
    Their eating habits are determined by reasons of heath and nutrition.

2)  "Ethical" vegetarians:

     Their eating habits are determined by a moral constraints against
     killing animals.  This can be religiously driven, or determined by
     personal ethics.


Not being a member of the first group, I can't speak for them.
Certainly the second "Ethical" group can discuss the morality of vegetarianism.
Examples of debatable points:

a)  Are fertile/infertile eggs ok to eat?
b)  Can leather products be used?
c)  Where is the line drawn in killing animals?  Insects?  Bacteria?


						-Jack Applin
						 (hplabs!hp-dcd!jack)