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From: vmicro1@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.veg
Subject: Justifications
Message-ID: <367@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA>
Date: Sat, 7-Jan-84 23:17:59 EST
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Posted: Sat Jan  7 23:17:59 1984
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Justifying vegetarianism is complicated for some people. Health justifications
can be easily argued one way or another; it seems that most health arguments
are like religion (i.e., faith is most important). The political argument
is viable, but if carried all the way, requires a life of monkish
puritanism. My own philosophy is based upon a distaste for anthropocentrism.
I don't like killing animals; I especially dislike the idea of paying someone
else to do it. Given the choice between starving and killing a wild boar, 
I would try for the boar (probably lose, too--those suckers are MEAN.) 
But the best reason is simply: Because I goddamn well don't want to,
and that should suffice.