Any vegan/vegetarian robots?
I'm considering going vegan. I see it as the most logical course of action, given the ethical and environmental, and potentially health benefits.
I've had this view for a long time now, but have been nihilistic towards the idea in the same way that I'm nihilistic towards politics, my action/inaction won't make any difference.
But it's logically ridiculous to hold that view, because it would result in nothing ever happening. I think its rooted in my self-hatred, in that, I don't feel like I belong in this world, and so there's no way I can make a contribution.
I also find anti-vegan arguments to be idiotic, and the whole of "bacon tho" culture is big-bang theory level of humour. absolutely disgusting.
I'm starting to see parallels between religious people and meat-eaters, in that people seem to repeat the same debunked arguments, and become offended and emotional during any discussion.
It also opens up the door for trolling normies.
Humans have eyes on the front of the head because we are hunters and it allows us to track prey easier. Humans also can't naturally digest fruit and vegetables, we rely on the bacteria in our intestines to do it for us.
There you go, 2 evolutionary reasons not to be vegan
>>26480105
I eat some meat but usually just a steak tartare/week. I'm trying to erase all manufactured food from my diet for health reasons.
Be careful about vegan/vegetarian diets, they're not necessarily adapted to you. I know many vegans who swallow tons of greasy gluten-laden shit and wonder why they have leaky guts and acne and shit.
Also, some races are more or less tolerant to lactose or surgar. If you're white from northern europe you're most likely completely tolerant to lactose. If you're black, you may want to avoid lactose and sugar since blacks are more prone to high blood pressure and diabetes.
Don't forget that your body is not an intellectual concept, it's a machine that requires an adapted fuel source. You can tweak it a little but don't be like those idiots who kill their pets because they pretend that dogs and cats can be vegan. Hint: no they can't. Don't force a cow to eat meat either.
>>26480187
Evolutionary reasons shouldn't have any merit. Evolution is the process that causes species to change over time, not a manual on how to live. Humans can live reasonably healthy lives on a vegan diet, or at least with less meat.
>>26480195
I see your point. I haven't decided if I will go full vegan, or just reduce meat in my diet such as yourself. I need to do more research on the health aspects, I have come across many anecdotal examples of vegans being healthy, and the one vegan I know IRL, is also the healthiest person I've met.
I wouldn't be dumb enough to put others at risk.
>>26480105
I didn't even read the whole thing. I just have one question: you're doing this to attract some girl you like, aren't you? Be honest, faggot.
>>26480105
Enjoy dying for lack of B12
and enjoy being beaten by fatass in any physical activity too
and enjoy getting married only to chubby or fat feminists vegan tumblerinas or "fembots"
enjoy your new life as a vegan
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>>26480451
>>26480457
This. You're effectively cucking yourself mannnnnnn.
>>26480451
>>26480465
no
>>26480457
>supplements
>implying I would ever get in that situation
>getting married
thanks
This is not a troll question but is it just the vegans I know or is it their diet? Every vegan I know has horrible gas 24/7. What causes this? Also op being a vegan is stupid it's not healthy and I'm not saying you fall into this category but 90% of vegans are only vegan to feel "morally superior" so if you do decide to be a vegan for the love of god keep it to yourself
lol vegans are fags
>>26480105
Enjoy your iron deficiency.
Been a vegetarian for over ten years now. I feel good about it and it gives me a sense of real identity.
>>26480105
>Any vegan/vegetarian robots?
I've been a vegetarian for over ten years now. I didn't really see any point in going full-on vegan since dairy farming isn't necessarily a questionable practice. If you're that concerned about it, you could always just buy dairy from trusted brands that assuredly don't mistreat their cows.
>I see it as the most logical course of action, given the ethical and environmental, and potentially health benefits.
There are some health benefits like decreased cholesterol levels and stable blood pressure, but if you're not careful, you can also become malnourished. Be sure to consume plenty of foods rich in protein, such as peanut butter or dairy (assuming you go vegetarian)
I pack around 90 to 120g of protein a day, but that's mostly from protein shakes. I guess you could get just as much from nuts, legumes and quinoa, assuming you decided to go the vegan route.
>my action/inaction won't make any difference
This is referred to as a "perfect solution" fallacy. You can't diminish your efforts just because they don't bring about any drastic or visible changes. Your efforts are still resulting in *some* level of difference, and you need to give yourself credit for that. You're decreasing the demand for meat processing and consumption, and collectively, your efforts and mine contribute to a larger whole.
Besides, who's to say how others might be influenced by your actions. If you lead by example, other people may become more comfortable with the idea of embracing a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle. Just don't go out of your way to force it on them, because that will have the opposite result. Disregard any militant groups you encounter, and keep this mantra in mind: "The only choices I can be responsible for are my own." If other people are to become a part of this cause, they have to be allowed to do so on their own terms, or not at all.
What "ethical" reasons are there to not eat non-human animals? They don't have rights and ethics don't apply to them.
>>26480105
>robot
>caring about normie values such as ethics
>>>/facebook/
>>26480105
>caring about animals
>caring about other people opinions
>having morals
>>26480105
Vegetarian who's trying to go vegan but relies on parents for food so sometimes there's only dairy around here
Feels like shit
Biggest motivator for me is that meat just feels dirty. Like sliding down a rabbit hole I don't want to be caught up in. It's a lot more visceral than it is me holding myself up to concrete ideals.
>>26480495
>supplements
>has to take vitamin and mineral supplements in order to NOT FUCKING DIE
>claims Veganism to be healthy
Topkek, okay buddy.
>>26480105
Retarded arguements for/against veganism aside, why can't people just keep that shit to themselves? I mean, I have vegan friends who don't go around preaching their ways to everyone and acting high and mighty. It's their life choice and it's alright. But annoying people who talk about how awesome they are because they are vegans and how shitty everyone else is are just silly. Ofc, same thing goes to meat eaters who can't stop trolling someone who decides not to eat meat.
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>>26480422
>I haven't decided if I will go full vegan, or just reduce meat in my diet such as yourself.
Well you can always begin by reducing it. But remember that as far as health is concerned, meat is not the problem, rather its quantity and quality. People have problem because they eat tons of hormone & antibiotics-laden meat.
Just eat meat once or twice a week, of the best quality you can find. Same for fish. Of course if you're not lucky to have organic farms/organic food markets around you it may not be easy to find.
>the one vegan I know IRL, is also the healthiest person I've met.
Don't make the mistake of comparing yourself to others. I know a very healthy dude who smokes a pack a day since he's 12 and is borderline alcoholic. Maybe it'll catch up to him one day, maybe it won't, but what is certain is that we don't have the same stats so don't compare yourself to others, try things and find what is good for you.
That's all you can do. For instance, there's all this noise about gluten free diet being good or bad or dumb or whatever, just try it for yourself. The catch here is that if you buy gluten free manufactured products, they're full of harmful chemicals and have too much sugar. But what is a real gluten free diet? A paleo diet.
Just try new things and think. When it comes down to it, you know when you put something inside your body if it's good or bad. When you drink soda deep down you know it's full of cancerous shit. When you eat a fruit you know it's good for you. You try to forget, but you know, you know you should do the right thing, tell your fucked up reward circuit to shut up and do what's good for you.
Anyway, good luck. If you started getting interested in this before having any kind of serious health problem, you're smart.
Tame animals are essentially robots. Sheep are placid and cute. Cows are goofy and sensitive.
Killing these animals for "le bacon XD" is normie a fuck.
>>26480422
The health thing is really not that hard. You just need to supplement your diet with new sources of protein [nuts, lentils beans, tofu, meat substitutes (if you like that sort of thing)]
>>26480605
Bran cereals, soy and tofu are all rich in B12. If you're a vegetarian, dairy and eggs as well.
It's not effective trolling if you can't even get your facts straight.
>>26480610
>why can't people just keep that shit to themselves
I do. My non-vegeterian associates, on the other hand, can't seem to shut up about how wrong my lifestyle is. "God put animals here for us to eat! What you're doing is unnatural!"
The only reason they even know I'm a vegetarian is because I might have to mention if it we all go out for pizza, or something. Obviously we can't share the same toppings. It's not like I throw myself over a peperoni and sausage pizza and scream murder.
>>26480552
In my opinion if something can experience fear and pain then they do have some basic level of rights.
ethics doesn't apply to vegan diet, your subjective morals do
>>26480105
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K61bwL3TtR4
roger is a vegan masai warrior. and he gots all the power m8
>>26480680
I get it bro, that's why I said it goes the other way too naturally. Live and let live, that's my moto, it just isn't worth it being an asshole toward people and trying to change them since it often just doesn't work and is a waste of energy.
I love animals and I don't wish them harm, but at the same time I really don't give a fuck and I find vegetarians/vegans irritating as shit, enough to outweigh the arguable objective good they could be doing
>>26480105
Eat whatever you want, just don't consider yourself superior for it.
Also, don't waste meat. If you're served it, and don't want it, give it to someone who does.
>>26480639
>there's all this noise about gluten free diet being good or bad or dumb or whatever
What? People go gluten-free because of food allergies. Celic disease and non-celic gluten intolerance cause people to become very ill if they consume anything containing wheat, or even anything that has been processed on shared assembly lines with wheat due to minute contamination.
Gluten-free isn't some kind of fad diet anymore than lactose-free is a fad diet. Either your body can tolerate gluten or it can't.
BALANCE IS THE KEY EVERYTHING IN LIFE CUNTS. EAT ALL THE COLOURS.
>>26480939
to everythingTO
cunts
>>26480931
I know, but even you are implying that gluten free diet is only for people with celiac disease. My personal opinion is that "mild" gluten intolerance is widespread, like lactose intolerance.
When I stop consuming dairy I don't have acne. As soon as I eat the smallest yoghurt my face becomes greasy as fuck and is full of pimples. Yet I'm not considered lactose intolerant since it doesn't interfere with my digestion.
Before being diagnosed with crohn's disease, eating the normal amount of gluten products gave be something considered as IBS. Yet I don't have celiac disease.
It's not a all or nothing problem, imo. I think a lot of people would benefit from a gluten free diet but won't try it because "omg you're a conspiracy theorist, it's perfectly okay to eat gulten all day everyday unless you have the celiac disease".
>>26480939
Or just eat beef and fish and you get everything.
>>26480105
Decided to go vegetarian (not vegan) for lent. It's really hard so far, not sure I can make it all the way through.
But you're right, if one were a better person you'd become vegan and never look back.
Veganism is the superior way of living, anon. Enjoy.
>>26480105
Don't kid yourself anon, if a cow ever got the chance, he'd kill you, and everyone you cared about!
>>26481143
Kek, caught me off guard
>>26481143
I think that using gifs from old simpsons episodes should become the new 2016 meme
I'm heading that way too OP. Not vegan cuz animal products are almost in everything, but definitely leaning towards vegetarian. I love dogs and I have followed some accounts on IG of farm animal sanctuaries and seeing the same emotions I see in dogs expressed in farm animals breaks my heart to think they get rounded up and treated like shit and then slaughtered. So I won't be preachy about it, it's just personal about my character and how I feel. As is the same with many different aspects of life, other people can do whatever the fuck they want, I only worry about myself. Pic related.
Been vegan for well over a decade.
It's been fun and quite easy.
>>26480105
I'm waiting on synthetic meat.
>>26480696
The terms "morality" and "ethics" are used in a synonymous way by lots of philosophers.
>>26480105
>>I've had this view for a long time now, but have been nihilistic towards the idea in the same way that I'm nihilistic towards politics, my action/inaction won't make any difference.
When will underage memers stop misunderstanding Neitzsche?
>not starting here
I do recommend it, anon. I'm eating all the starches I can stuff my face with and I lost about 12 kg in 6 months. Went from 98 kg to 86kg.
I will never go vegan because cholesterol is essential for testosterone production, and vitamin B12 is essential for brain function. You can get cholesterol on a vegan diet but it's incredibly expensive and your only option is unsaturated fat, you can't get any saturated. B12 isn't present at all and you have to supplement it.
>>26481742
The human body makes its own cholesterol, and B12 is in almost all fortified foods.
Assuming you live in the US and have an otherwise typical diet, whether you're vegan or not, you actually have to make a concerted effort NOT to eat fortified foods to get a B12 deficiency.
Fortified foods are everywhere and whether you're vegan or vegetarian or a meat-eater, a lot of your vitamins and minerals are going to end up being from fortified foods unless you go out of your way to avoid them.
>>26481742
Vitamin B12 is necessary and not found naturally in vegan diets but it's easily synthesized and a lot of foods are fortified with it to the point that a bowl of most major cereal brands a day provides you with more than enough B12 and more than is found in most people's "natural" diet.
Just prefer vegetarian dishes when you buy your own food, being adamantly vegan is retarded.
Nobody wants to be that guy at thanksgiving dinner
>>26481821
>the body makes it's own
To ensure the integrity of membrane structure, yes. You're not going to produce decent levels of testosterone without any dietary cholesterol. Enjoy having the hormonal profile of an 80 year old man I guess.
>b12
I don't live in the US, so that's a fair point. I don't eat processed food at all unless I'm having a meal in a social environment.
>fortified foods are everywhere
I mainly eat meat, rice, sweet potato, peanut butter, whole milk and a range of vegetables and fruits. If you eat a healthy diet you shouldn't rely on fortified foods. Foritfied foods only exists to stop idiot manchildren who won't eat properly from keeling over due to deficiency.
>>26481885
If a diet doesn't contain a vitamin essential for life you can bet it's going to come with a whole other host of deficiencies too. I'm not sacrificing my health for animal welfare.
>>26481821
By the way, here are some fortified foods, some vegan, some not.
1. Almost all dairy milk is fortified with vitamin D (and it naturally contains B12)
2. Most of the mainstream breakfast cereals (Rice Krispies, Cheerios) are fortified with B12 and other nu trients. They also contain Vitamin D, I believe in this case ultimately derived from lanolin--so vaguely non-vegan but not enough to matter for most people's level of commitment. It's questionable whether abstaining from lanolin-derived vitamin D would make any difference to the number of animals bred for meat production even over a lifetime. There are some other mainstream cereals that are fortified with B12, but not D, too.
3. The major rice milk, soy milk, and almond milk brands are fortified with B12 and D (in this case usually ultimately derived from edible fungi.
4. Almost all protein/energy bars are fortified with multiple vitamins and minerals, usually including B12, calcium, zinc, and D, and others.
You really have to consciously avoid eating fortified foods, assuming you eat a typical North American diet. They're part of most peoples' diet in America--even people who don't abstain from meat and/or dairy.
note, batabata-cha (a type of Japanese tea from Japan) also contains B12, produced by the microorganisms that ferment the tea.
>>26481945
>You're not going to produce decent levels of testosterone without any dietary cholesterol.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2374537/
>Vegans had higher testosterone levels than vegetarians and meat-eaters, but this was offset by higher sex hormone binding globulin, and there were no differences between diet groups in free testosterone, androstanediol glucuronide or luteinizing hormone.
>If a diet doesn't contain a vitamin essential for life you can bet it's going to come with a whole other host of deficiencies too.
No you can't. That's an extrapolation.
>>26481945
>You're not going to produce decent levels of testosterone without any dietary cholesterol.
There is no evidence for this. All the studies I could find show vegans have higher testosterone levels than omnivores.
>If a diet doesn't contain a vitamin essential for life you can bet it's going to come with a whole other host of deficiencies too.
Bold claim but unfortunately there is no evidence for it.
>>26481680
Losing weight doesn't mean much for men if they aren't losing body fat. I hope your goal here isn't to look like a small flabby mess.
>>26480105
I'm a vegetarian, I eat vegan most of the time but when there's nothing else to eat when I'm out I can eat something that has cheese in it; I'm also not against backyard eggs or eating oysters but that's just my ethical point of view. I'm not like most vegans though, because I do value some species more than others, the idea that all species have equal value is just silly. I recommend you go vegan for your own reasons and choose a high starch, low fat diet with minimum processed food, I follow a diet like that and I have a lot of energy, my skin looks amazing, I don't have any BO, even my poop doesn't smell bad! Go for it anon.
Been a junk food vegetarian for 10 years now. Never had any problems and my blood tests are fine.
Who eats pussy when the blood flows. I'm ok with not being a real man, cya!
>>26482406
Junk food vegetarian = best vegetarian
It's the health nuts who give us a bad name desu
>>26480105
I'm fine with people who live vegan because of health (shit, i know i should eat less meat).
If you do it for enviromental reasons, its kinda stupid because you wont ever profit from it but whatever makes you feel like you're doing something important..
>given the ethical
Thats where you can just suck a dozen dicks. That's alot less gay and probably more fun (for you).
If you give a shit about animal life that is worth infinitely less than ever your own worthless life you are a normie and a failure to humanity and nature.
im vegan OP
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ikw5HhxC5UM
I'm not vegetarian, but I don't eat meat often, maybe 0-2 times per week. I don't love it, it can be nice every once in a while but most of the time there are other things I'd rather eat. I like beans and soy better and they're cheaper too. And there's also the inefficiency. If you have to grow plants to feed the animals, why not just eat the plants yourself? There's so much waste involved. So when I do eat meat it's almost always poultry or fish, since beef and pork take much more energy to produce the same amount of meat. I've been wanting to try rabbit and maybe some insects (I know, I'm honestly curious though) too.
I don't really care to go full vegan, since I think a low intake of animal products is enough and I still get to eat them when I really want to, it just isn't often. I am trying to buy as much food organic as I can though, both for health and environmental reasons.
>inb4 hippie
By the way, if you're looking for meat substitutes, tempeh is great and much better than tofu.
>>26480105
I was vegetarian for two years and I managed to lose 50lbs. Looking back its not the fact that I was vegetarian that made me lose all the weight but the fact that I was no longer eating process crap anymore.
>>26480105
I was a vegetarian for 14 years, and I never regretted it.
Right now, I try to mix things up. Some days I'll eat meat, other days I'll eat veggie burgers.
It's a pretty good lifestyle, plus the veggie burgers aren't all that bad. I actually prefer them to meat most of the time.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, do whatever man. Meat is delicious, but so are veggie burgers
>>26482590
>Thats where you can just suck a dozen dicks. That's alot less gay and probably more fun (for you).
You're clearly running from something.
>>26482813
this
I never considered myself a vegetarian, but I eat vegetarian meat from time to time, just because it's pretty good.
>>26482828
Yeah i'm running from retarded animul-rights activists
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=desLjks0TNU
>>26482889
>Yeah i'm running from retarded animul-rights activists
Why do you think we're "retarded"?
You're being remarkably self-righteous.
Last time I ate a big mac, it was really weird. The image of a cow hanging from a hook in a processing plant somewhere flashed in my head, and I instantly lost my appetite. Ive eaten burgers since then, so I think it's just shit quality beef that makes me not want to eat it.
>>26482813
fuck veggie burgers
fuck em
they taste nothing like meat
>>26482889
God forbid someone have empathy for another living creature
>>26482976
God, you're a fucking idiot
>>26482928
>>26482981
>Why do you think we're "retarded"?
>God forbid someone have empathy for another living creature
If you have the same or more empathy for another species than for your own you are pretty fucked imo.
I'm not an edgy fuck who would torture or mistreat animal for no good reason but if they have to suffer or die so that i can have delicious meat thats in no way wrong.
Nature's on my side, who's on yours?
>>26483110
>If you have the same or more empathy for another species than for your own you are pretty fucked imo.
Oh. So it's just your opinion? What do you base that opinion on?
>I'm not an edgy fuck who would torture or mistreat animal for no good reason but if they have to suffer or die so that i can have delicious meat thats in no way wrong.
What's the difference between "right" and "wrong"? What is "the right thing"?
>Nature's on my side, who's on yours?
Appeal to nature is a fallacy.
If we were on a plane crash in a remote frigid region I'd eat you after you starved to death because you're a limp wristed baby OP. Fuck you, when you finally peace out of this world maggots and worms aren't gonna give a shit what you ate.
>>26480105
Quality thread, faggot.
>ethical reasons
Nice argument. Nased on what? Muh feels? Humans have evolved to be omnivores. Why should we stop? Who'll maintain the population of domestic animals. The sole purpose of cows and pigs is to be oir food.
>>26483163
>Oh. So it's just your opinion? What do you base that opinion on?
On my opinion you fucktard, i dont claim to be god and the know the purpose of the universe.
>Appeal to nature is a fallacy.
Funny because that's what most animal activists do, they claim to speak for nature&shit
>>26483110
Lmao its in no way wrong. Ok whatever you say. Yea nature is on our side why don't you shit and piss outside like the animals do? Aren't you a big bad wolf with big canine teeth like the lion in OP's pic? xD
I eat meat because animal protein is good for you and it tastes good.
Do you really need more reasons?
>>26483313
>lmao
>xD
>low quality bait
>>26480105
>my action/inaction won't make any difference.
it will make some difference. If you believe in these principles you should live by them.
>>26480105
>vegan
>health benefits
Chaim please go
Go vegetarian anon, it's obviously morally superior.
>>26483218
>Nice argument. Nased on what?
Veganism is often a result of utilitarianism.
>Humans have evolved to be omnivores. Why should we stop?
We evolved to be able to live off varying diets. To the best of our knowledge, all of our personalities are the results of our genetics and conditioning (the possible existence of quantum indeterminacy aside), so evidently some of us have evolved brains that given a certain set of conditions will compel us to eschew animal products.
>Who'll maintain the population of domestic animals.
Most vegans oppose the breeding of livestock. They don't need to exist. They do more harm to the ecosystem than good.
>The sole purpose of cows and pigs is to be oir food.
From your perspective, maybe.
>>26480105
Yeah, I'm vegan. You're not going to change the world by yourself, but that shouldn't be a deterrent. The world would actually be a better place if everyone did what they truly believed instead of going along with what's easy/accepted.
I am a bit conflicted with my veganism, because eating meat is natural, but the way we get it is disgusting and we don't need it to survive. I completely understand why people don't go vegan - meat and dairy taste nice and it's much less socially isolating to eat them - but for some people the ethics are more important.
As for health, don't be tricked into thinking veganism is objectively healthier or vice versa. You can be healthy no matter what your dietary restrictions are, it depends on the specifics of what you eat. Make your decision on veganism based on ethics, not psuedo-science.
Omnivores do tend to get emotional and angry when discussing veganism - it's just cognitive dissonance. I respect the honesty of people who don't give a shit about animals or the environment and continue to eat meat for selfish reasons, but people who hate vegans I can only assume are defensive and uncomfortable with their own position on the issue. It's frustrating because their insecurity suggests that they could actually be vegans themselves if they weren't so in denial about the idea that they could possibly have been doing something wrong/against their personal moral code for so long.
If you are seriously considering going vegan I'd recommend checking out Unnatural Vegan on YouTube.
When you live in the wild, a dead animal is a fucking dream. Your whole day consists of getting food and staying alive. Meat is a large quantity of food that is composed of protein and fat and is very calorie dense. Oh my god thats all you need to survive right there. You will be stronger, and youll gain weight so you can survive longer without food. Plant food is often composed of mostly carbs, with the exception of nuts. Carbs give you quick energy but doesnt give you the building blocks to develop your body and stay healthy.
>but we dont live in the wild
Even more reason to eat meat. If we live in such luxury, we should be eating quality food too.
I can understand vegetarianism in the modern world, but veganism is absolutely retarded. Consuming milk and eggs doesnt hurt animals at all. Its natures gift and we should be making use of that.
>>26483739
>Consuming milk and eggs doesnt hurt animals at all.
not even a vegetarian but that's just false
>>26483739
>Consuming milk and eggs doesnt hurt animals at all.
That's stupid
>>26483791
Its not. Yes, i do realize the living conditions of these animals are horrible, but thats something else we should work on. Thats something the industry should change, boycotting the industry is not going to work. It has to change in another way.
>>26483739
>Even more reason to eat meat. If we live in such luxury, we should be eating quality food too.
Bit of a logic leap there. The real 'luxury' is that we have easily accessible alternatives to meat.
>I can understand vegetarianism in the modern world, but veganism is absolutely retarded.
I've got nothing against vegetarians, but really veganism is the logical conclusion to their argument. The way we get dairy absolutely harms animals. More to the point, dairy is unnatural for us - it's intended for cows.
>>26483863
>Boycotting the industry is not going to work
Why not? Money is the only language they speak in.
>It has to change in another way.
Got any specifics or are you just copping out?
>>26483791
>>26483807
Typical vegan tier post right there. Just call it stupid, dont even try to refute it.
Veganism is way worse for the environment than sustainable meat eating seeing as how many habitats are torn down to support the monocropping if soy, corn, and wheat. The three main staples of your average vegan.
Veganism is dumb for ethical reason and even dumber to nutritional reasons.
>>26483863
>Thats something the industry should change
sure but it hasn't
eat dairy if you want, I do, but don't delude yourself
>>26483889
>Veganism is way worse for the environment than sustainable meat eating seeing as how many habitats are torn down
Gonna need a source on that, and ideally not research funded by the meat industry. It's not ideal - there is no ideal food source when the world is overpopulated - but saying it's worse than eating meat is an exaggeration.
>Soy, corn, and wheat. The three main staples of your average vegan.
And this you definitely pulled out of your ass. Personally I avoid all three, besides the occasional tofu.
>>26483879
>>26483901
Reward farmers for doing it in a natural way, make poor living conditions illegal.
>>26483889
>Veganism is way worse for the environment than sustainable meat eating seeing as how many habitats are torn down to support the monocropping if soy, corn, and wheat. The three main staples of your average vegan.
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/1997/08/us-could-feed-800-million-people-grain-livestock-eat
>>26483982
>Reward farmers for doing it in a natural way
What exactly is the natural way of acquiring milk from cows to give to humans on a mass scale?
>make poor living conditions illegal.
Would be great, but how would support for a change like that be built up? We live in a consumer society, the main way people make themselves heard is with their wallets. The meat and dairy industries will improve once they see financial evidence of people not standing for their behavior. How could the government justify making illegal something that citizens clearly don't care about?
>>26483889
>Veganism is way worse for the environment than sustainable meat eating seeing as how many habitats are torn down to support the monocropping if soy, corn, and wheat.
m8, you're retarded
what do you think they feed the cows you're eating? grass? lol
they're mainly fed soy, corn and other grains and grains for animal farming are a bigger use of land than grains for human consumption
it takes about 4-20 times as much land (depending on the animal) to get as much grain to feed animals to eat than it takes to eat the grain itself
>>26483882
just google it
this is no big secret or something that's really even debated - the animals have it pretty rough
>>26483865
People have been chugging cow milk for centuries. Especially in europe. I know that asians, africans and americans often have a lactose intolerance but europeans have adapted their body to drinking cow milk over years. Its completely natural. You know why? Because it contains the nutrients we need to live a healthy life, and its convenient because it comes in much larger quantities than human breast milk. So cow milk is amazing and we would we stupid to not drink it.
>>26484166
It certainly contains a lot of nutrients, but nothing that you can't get from much more convenient/morally sound sources. If it is so essential, what do you suggest Asians and Africans do? Just ignore their lactose intolerance because they need those essential nutrients that they can't possibly get from anywhere else? The fact Europeans adapted to tolerate it does not make it natural or essential for our survival.
>>26484043
>>26484077
Listen, i do realize animals have poor living conditions. And honestly im not concerned with that. But i can see why you are. If you want to change that then you should focus on the reason why they have poor living conditions and try to make a change there. Dont cut out animal products out of your diet just for that reason. Thats the same logic as getting a circumcision because "its cleaner". Why dont you just clean it then instead of cutting it off?
>>26480551
>dairy farming isn't necessarily a questionable practice.
Oh my, you are severely mistaken, friend. The industry supplying your eggs and milk is the same industry treating animals like shit and abusing their short tortured lives as slaves to the demand.
>utilitarian
Farmers raise animals because they can do so with land that won't grow food that humans can really consume. They also produce fertilizer necessary to grow that human-edible food in any useful quantities without stripping the land of nutrients. Replacing livestock farms with corn, beans, lettuce, etc isn't really doable as then we're going to run out of sources for fertilizer (don't use human shit, it will cause epidemics) and have vaste swathes of land that can basically only grow grass.
>ethical
That ship has sailed. We've domesticated breeds and their populations are in the millions. No longer raising them for food means genocide, because they certainly cannot live in the wild. Also, we destroy wild habitats just by existing in the numbers we do. Our sewers, cars, buildings, garbage, deforestation, reforestation and basically everything about us changes ecosystems. You want to destroy all humans now to save the animals? Lots of animals will die off while others adapt. That's what happens when there's a dominant species and it's really nothing new, it's just happening faster now because we're the most adept at survival yet. Surely we should continue trying to counteract some of the damage we've done and research ways to not fuck ourselves over, but as far as ethics go, it really doesn't matter what we do. Our survival is ALWAYS at the cost of other life, even for autotrophs, because you still have the need for physical space and compete for resources, even if you're not directly eating other creatures.
Just wait for vat-grown meat and/or insect burgers.
Anything you do is a drop in the bucket until then.
ITT: standard meme arguments against vegetarianism, debunked long ago
>>26484235
Oh trust me, dairy is much more convenient than its vegan alternatives.
>>26484283
I'm not the one running these farms nor do I have any power to change them.
Voting with our wallet is the only way us consumers can have any effect.
>>26484283
>you should focus on the reason why they have poor living conditions and try to make a change there
The reason they have poor living conditions is because it's cheap. The industry (and all industries) will do everything in its power to maximize profit, and will cut as many corners as they can without losing customers. They will stop cutting those corners once it causes them to lose customers.
This isn't the only reason I'm vegan, though. It's not just that I think the meat and dairy industries are bad in their current state, it's that there's really no need for them any more. We can be healthy without animal products, so what's the point of keeping them on at such a big cost to the environment and (for some of us) our desire to not hurt animals when we don't need to?
>>26484382
>Oh trust me
No, provide a source.
>>26484306
>insect burgers
You fucking beast. Think about those poor insects. They have feelings too you know? I demand better living conditions for insects.
I'm only tempted to that because of the environmental impact the meat industry has on the world I don't really care about animals dying, the only reason I don't is because I'm a super picky eater and if I cut out all meat and dairy I'd end up eating next to nothing but it's not like my diet is any better nutrient wise than a vegan diet, also I could use the aforementioned moral high ground to feel better about myself :/ people can do whatever they want there is no right way
>>26484431
Wrong. You would be much healthier if you ate meat. Animal protein and fat is absolutely necessary in a balanced diet. Not to mention the vitamins and minerals youre missing out on.
>>26484295
>Farmers raise animals because they can do so with land that won't grow food that humans can really consume.
Maybe true 1000 AD but in the modern world this is plain nonsense. Almost all farm animals are fed on soy, corn, wheat and other human edible grains.
>Replacing livestock farms with corn, beans, lettuce, etc isn't really doable
You don't have to replace anything. Just instead of feeding 20kg of soy to cows to get a kilo of beef just eat the soy.
Agricultural waste (AKA cow shit) is a massive pollutant problem and the fertilizer argument is ridiculous since we're manufacturing the shit in such enormous quantities that getting rid of it is the problem.
>No longer raising them for food means genocide, because they certainly cannot live in the wild.
Alternatively we keep them alive for 20 months and then genocide them all only to do the same to the next generation and the generation after that.
>Also, we destroy wild habitats just by existing in the numbers we do.
True and animal agriculture is one of the biggest factors. Agricultural waste is the leading pollutant of the oceans, animal agriculture is responsible for more greenhouse emissions than all cars, air planes, boats and trains on the planet combined, and land usage for cattle production is the biggest factor in the destruction of the Amazon.
The rest of your post is barely comprehensible >muh feels nonsense.
>>26484449
>To Nicholas Strausfeld, a tiny brain is a beautiful thing. Over his 35-year career, the neurobiologist at the University of Arizona at Tucson has probed the minute brain structures of cockroaches, water bugs, velvet worms, brine shrimp, and dozens of other invertebrates. Using microscopes, tweezers, and hand-built electronics, he and his graduate students tease apart -- ever so gently -- the cell-by-cell workings of brain structures the size of several grains of salt. From this tedious analysis Strausfeld concludes that insects possess "the most sophisticated brains on this planet."
>Strausfeld and his students are not alone in their devotion. Bruno van Swinderen, a researcher at the Neurosciences Institute (NSI) in San Diego, finds hints of higher cognitive functions in insects -- clues to what one scientific journal called "the remote roots of consciousness."
>"Many people would pooh-pooh the notion of insects having brains that are in any way comparable to those of primates," Strausfeld adds. "But one has to think of the principles underlying how you put a brain together, and those principles are likely to be universal."
>The findings are controversial. "The evidence that I've seen so far has not convinced me," says Gilles Laurent, a neuroscientist at Caltech. But some researchers are considering possibilities that would shock most lay observers. "We have literally no idea at what level of brain complexity consciousness stops," says Christof Koch, another Caltech neuroscientist. "Most people say, 'For heaven's sake, a bug isn't conscious.' But how do we know? We're not sure anymore. I don't kill bugs needlessly anymore."
http://discovermagazine.com/2007/jan/cockroach-consciousness-neuron-similarity
>>26484536
>Not to mention the vitamins and minerals youre missing out on.
Name them.
>>26480457
>What is nutritional yeast
>>26484536
You're going to need to provide more detail than that. An explanation of why and a source will do.
>>26480105
nah eating just vegetables is for pussies, and i always start to feel sick/weak when i don't eat meat for a week
>>26484544
t. Insectburger industry
This is what happens everytime we link a study that refutes veganism being better.
>>26484536
>Animal protein and fat is absolutely necessary in a balanced diet.
No it's not. Vegetarians don't even generally have shorter lifespans. I'd argue quite the opposite. You're putting yourself at a higher risk for heart disease and colon cancer by consuming meat. Meats are loaded down with saturated fat and usually a lot of added sodium.
Have you had your cholesterol checked lately? I'm a 6'1", 190-lb., 31-year-old man who's been a vegetarian since he was 20, and every checkup I get, the doctor tells me my cholesterol is way better than a man my age should be.
>>26480457
>Enjoy dying for lack of B12
Actually, we invented supplements for vitamin B12.
>and enjoy being beaten by fatass in any physical activity too
Health depends on the specifics of your diet/lifestyle. You can be healthy whether you eat animal products or not, and you can get muscular off of plant protein. I think you'll find that most omnivores are quite unhealthy, at least in the Western world. There's also some irony on this comment coming from an /r9k/ user, given that the main demographic here is skinny white boys.
>and enjoy getting married only to chubby or fat feminists vegan tumblerinas or "fembots"
A lot of attractive women are vegan, actually, and having that in common is a great starting point. Of course, the same irony from the previous post applies, given that this board tends to be dominated by >tfw gf.
>>26484561
>>26484597
Literally google it. I'm don't know every single vitamin youre missing out on out of my head.
Youre asking a loaded question which is a fallacy.
>>26484723
Asking you to be specific about your claim isn't a "loaded question".
You have no idea what you're talking about.
>>26484723
>Literally google it. I'm don't know every single vitamin youre missing out on out of my head.
It sounds like you don't even know one. I'm sure Google isn't going to find anything that doesn't already exist in supplement form.
>>26484723
>"stupid claim "
>be more specific
>"waaa, loaded question"
m8, you were asked because you were wrong
there is no major nutrient lacking in a standard vegan diet
only thing is usually mentioned is vitamin B12 but in 2016 AD you'd pretty much have to go out of your way not to get enough of it, vegan or not
>>26484750
>>26484782
>>26484796
t. Supplement industry
Wow no wonder vegans always want to argue. This is so easy.
>>26480105
Veganism is kind of gay. I guess you're worried about how the animals are housed and treated where we gather our eggs and milk on a national scale; factory farming and all that. I get that, I don't give a shit but I get that. You should just source your animal products from places that give you a peace of mind. You can probably get eggs from a farmer's market from some guy raising his own chickens well.
Vegetarianism on the other hand, has its merits. It's cheaper when done right. Just cutting out red meat has its health benefits, etc. Monitor your nutritional intake very well the first six months or so. This is a good opportunity to do so. If you honestly take the time here to care about what you put into your body you'll come out on top of the average person. A lot of vegetarians are just retarded about nutrition, like a lot of people.
>>26484750
Not him, but I think B12 is one of them.
Still, that argument is retarded as fuck since you can just buy supplements. Which is probably better since it's chemically pure.
>>26484872
>I still have no idea what I'm talking about but maybe if I spout ebin memes they won't notice
>>26484916
you don't even have to buy supplements
just eat a bowl of cheerios or a kellogg's bar or any number of similar foods of your choosing a day
literally half the shit in your supermarket is fortified with B12
Tbh the one vegan I know is 19 years old and still a sophomore in HS so take that as you will.
>>26482933
It's the cheap meat that has been produced in torture like condition so if the other burgers you eat were from fancy expensive meat where the cows had a half decent life then it's very different from that big mac.
>>26485005
your personal experience is very important and relevant to us anon
>>26483982
Then people will get butthurt because you're tryng to take their meat away.
>>26485014
that's not true
almost all meat is mass manufactured in factory farms unless otherwise explicitly and prominently advertised and even then it's usually more grim than it looks
>>26484283
In order to have decent living conditions the meat would have to be a lot more expensive and also there would be a lot less of it.
A lot of the meals people eat would have to be vegetarian. Vegetarian diet is a lot closer to the possible future diet with meat from decent living conditions than the current normal diets are.
>>26484295
>Our survival is ALWAYS at the cost of other life
It's not about survival at the cost of other life it's about cheaper/more meat at the cost of having the animals in torture like conditions.>>26484295
>No longer raising them for food means genocide
No we could just not breed so many new ones when the existing ones get eaten.
>>26485069
Yes i know. I didn't say anything else.
>>26484919
If you want to take a bunch of supplements which are more expensive and less convenient than a balanced diet, go ahead. But leave everyone else alone.
>>26485172
>a pack of cheerios is more expensive than meat
you still live with your parents don't you?
>>26480105
Ultimately, the core ethical argument for veganism falls apart when you understand the nature of violence.
Violence is everywhere, it's in everything. Violence is the will being exerted to affect change. Violence is in the seasons shifting, which kills billions of life forms. Violence is in the gelatin in your gummy worms, extracted from the bones of pigs.
Violence is in the blades of combines which harvest your grain, violence is in turning forests into agricultural land so that you might have grain to eat, so that you might have clothes to wear, so that you might have timber to build a home upon yet more land violently wrested from its indigenous animal inhabitants.
So if we accept that violence is indeed everywhere and that simply by existing, man inflicts violence upon the world, the moral vegan must default to the violence minimization ethic. This still falls flat. Knowing that millions of mice, rabbits, and other adorable fuzzy critters are killed by grain harvesting combines each year (not to mention pesticides and the like), if your goal is to minimize violence it should be incumbent upon you to grow all of your own food, or purchase food from people using preindustrial agricultural techniques at a vastly inflated price. Note that 'organic' agriculture still allows for a lot of mechanization, a lot of pesticide use, and a lot of poor land management practices and cannot be considered 'violence minimizing' in the least.
Seeing as no vegan does this, it is clear that vegans are not vegans for ethical reasons. Which is fine, one can be a vegan for health reasons (though a vegan diet is in no way inherently healthier), one can be a vegan for ecological reasons, one can be a vegan simply because they like a certain selection of cute fuzzy animals and don't wish to kill them. But don't pretend that it's because there's something more ethical about veganism as a system.
>>26482928
>>26482981
I don't think you are all retarded but the people in those videos are clearly fucking retarded.
>>26485172
>But leave everyone else alone.
topkek, it was you who came into this thread spouting misinformation (and even in the quoted post you're still doing it) and criticizing others' life styles m8
>>26485260
>vegans are wrong about muh feels because of muh so tough manly feels
epic
>>26485198
We're nog talking about just b12, idiot
Youre also missing out on iron, calcium, vitamin D, creatine and protein ofcourse. And yes, animal protein is of a higher quality than plant protein.
A pack of cheerios is not enough to supplement your poor diet.
>>26485172
>a bunch of supplements
You mean one, or even zero if you eat any of the ridiculous numbers of fortified foods mentioned previously ITT.
>more expensive
Absolutely not. A box of cereal will last you, what, two weeks and is much cheaper than even a few day's worth of meat. Multivitamins are slightly more expensive (than cereal) and can last you months.
>less convenient
To me, popping a pill is certainly more convenient than preparing and cooking meat.
>>26485260
The goal is to reduce violence as much as is realistically possibly while still living a healthy (and even convenient) lifestyle - veganism is perfect for that.
>>26485316
>I can't make a counterpoint so I just greentext
>>26485394
none of these are lacking in a balanced vegan diet
certainly not to the point of needing supplements
>>26485282
I didnt start the thread. Im replying in a thread started by a (semi) vegan.
>>26485422
>my argument is so hollow and meaningless that I support it with anime pictures
>>26485394
>Animal protein is of a higher quality than plant protein.
Vegans need to eat slightly more plant protein than they would animal protein because of the way it is absorbed (I believe the figure is maybe 5g for the average male). It's not a big deal, especially given that plant protein is cheaper per gram anyway. Everything else you listed is present in vegetables and supplements.
>implying vegan diets are healthy and balanced
>>26485408
So your primary goal is to reduce violence, but only when it is convenient for you to do so? When it is 'realistic' to do so?
So typical of a new age pseudo-philosophy. "We do the right thing when the right thing is easy to do."
How inspiring. I'm sure this stuff will be right up there with Aristotle one day.
>>26485408
>>26485428
Ofcourse you can survive without meat, but it's not healthy. Thats what were talking about you dense fuck.
>>26485408
Your diner doesnt consist of just a multivitamin. Its something you have to do on the side so no its not a convenience.
>>26485560
if it's not healthy surely you can point to some studies of vegans dying earlier or being more prone to disease or illness?
>>26485469
Wrong. Do you have a source?
>>26485583
http://naturalhygienesociety.org/diet3.html
>>26485596
>https://www.vrg.org/nutrition/protein.php
>>26485644
>http://naturalhygienesociety.org/diet3.html
It certainly looks focused and reputable.
>>26485560
It's something done on the side which changes what is required in the meal.
>>26485664
You wanted examples, i gave you examples that directly refute the central point.
>>26485649
>vegetarian website
Totally not biased at all!
>>26485679
And ends up being less convenient than just preparing a meal and eating it.
>>26485737
It's a collection of information. The original sources of the information are listed in the references section.
>>26485771
That amount of protein is nowhere near enough for someone who lives a healthy life. Maybe for someone who is completely sedentary. But youre trying to say vegans are healthy so you should be active.
And that small amount of fat is unhealthy. You need animal fat for a good hormone regulation.
>>26485931
Again, sources required and ideally not funded by the meat industry.
>>26485973
http://authoritynutrition.com/how-much-protein-per-day
>>26486109
probably written by the meat industry jews lol
>>26486331
And this is how every vegan discussion ends.
Vegan gets his argument directly refuted, and this is his response.
>>26486109
Well, that was pointless. It says essentially the exact same thing as what I had already posted.
>If you're at a healthy weight, you don't lift weights and you don't exercise much, then aiming for 0.36 to 0.6 grams per pound (or 0.8 to 1.3 gram per kg) is a reasonable estimate.
>This amounts to:
>56-91 grams per day for the average male.
>>26486399
Nice try
>>26486498
How do you even dare to talk about health if you dont even exercise? You lack activity and you lack nutrients. Your health is poor.
>>26485260
Do you think that all animal abuse, niggers lighting puppies on fire and all shit like that should just be accepted?
>>26486567
Again, good effort derailing the argument. This argument has nothing to do with my personal health, and that was a quote from the page you posted. You still haven't provided any contradictory information to what I originally posted, and I don't think you're going to.
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>>26486699
I just refuted your argument, linked you an article backing my argument up with facts and you obviously dont know what youre talking about. You're talking about whats best for your health yet you live a sedentary life.
>>26486833
>I just refuted your argument, linked you an article backing my argument up with facts
What was your argument and what were the specific facts that supported it? I found nothing in that article that refuted what I had already posted, and in fact found information there that backed up what I had said.
>you obviously dont know what youre talking about
Great point.
>You're talking about whats best for your health yet you live a sedentary life.
I won't rise to this, since you don't know anything about my life and this argument is about veganism, rather than me personally.
>>26487034
My argument is that vegans have an unhealthy diet. The facts to back it up are in the article i gave you.
You have already lost.
>>26487151
The article actually didn't mention veganism at all. Keep trying.
>>26487177
My article was a response to your article regarding the amount of protein needed, which was wrong.
The lack of amino acids are slowing your brain down isnt it?
>>26487275
>My article was a response to your article regarding the amount of protein needed, which was wrong.
It wasn't, though. They both said essentiallu the same thing about minimum protein requirements. I even posted a quote from your article reflecting this. Regardless, that wouldn't be an argument against veganism, as protein exists in plants, too.
>All of you giving a shit what people eat
>Thinking you're any manlier eating a steak over a salad
>Realize you come to this board no matter what your diet is
>You're just as shitty as the guy who comes here and prefers to not eat animals.
>>26487342
Your article advised a low amount of protein. My article quickly refuted this by mentioning that that might be the bare minimum for a sedentary man in order to not get sick. We're talking about a healthy life here, not barely living.
BTFO.
>>26487592
Again, your article actually concludes by saying the exact same thing as mine did about how much protein the average person needs in order to be healthy. When it claimed earlier in the article that this was a bare minimum (obviously a contradiction, given that the author clearly changed their mind by the end of the article) it provided no explanation of why or any sources to back it up. Instead it makes the vague suggestion that "it turns out that the 'right' amount of protein for any one individual depends on many factors," which is of course true, but does not contradict anything that has been said by me.
>BTFO
I had a feeling I was talking with a 13-year-old.
>>26487806
Wrong. The article actually says its barely enough for a sedentary man who doesnt give a fuck about health to begin with. Then the article recommends a higher amount of protein for active people, which is 0.86g/lbs bodyweight. And this is animal protein, not plant protein that lacks amino acids.
>>26487976
>Numerous studies have tried to determine the optimal amount of protein for muscle gain and many of them have reached different conclusions.
>Some studies show that over 0.8 grams per pound has no benefit
Sounds very conclusive. Again, you'll note that they don't follow suit with this in the conclusion (that's the section at the end).
>>26488066
Exactly, multiple studies show that you need much more protein than what your article implied. Up to 0.86g/lb bodyweight is the optimal amount of animal protein for a healthy human being. Plant protein just wont make the cut.
>>26488210
That's not what it says. The section talking about 0.8g/lb of protein (I don't know where you got 0.86 from) also doesn't say that it should be animal protein specifically.
>>26488210
Also worth noting that your article says that getting all of your amino acids from plant protein is more difficult (which was my original point, if you remember), but links to the following article to show how easily it can actually be done in practice:
http://www.nomeatathlete.com/where-vegetarians-get-protein/
This article you hold so dearly doesn't seem to align with your conclusion that "plant protein just wont make the cut."
>>26488210
As someone who actually researched the topic before choosing to be vegetarian, humans dont actually have the ability to break down animal protein becuase our bodies are similar to that of a herbivore
>>26488288
Thats exactly what it says actually. You didnt read it correctly. And 0.86g is the exact amount if youre wondering. Also the whole article is about animal protein. Did you not read the part about protein quality and amino acids? Plant protein is inferior to animal protein for optimal health.
Blown out.
>>26488421
It's not. I posted a direct quote, you posted your interpretation. The article you posted has separate sections based on completely different studies that don't necessarily align with each other.
>>26488373
Tempeh and tofu doesnt provide a good amount of essential acids compared to meat.
>>26488391
Wrong. Humans have evolved to eat both plants and meat. We're omnivores.
>ethical
Humans, as a group, to not engage in immoral behavior. Murder etc are immoral precisely BECAUSE they are innately revolting. Deviant members engaging in deviancy is no proof that the natural is anything less than moral. Indeed, to argue for a moral system that prohibits natural human behavior, that is, to argue for a "moral system" that is unarguably inhumane, is both absurd and abhorrent.
>b-but muh utilitarianism!
Carnivorism is perfectly compatible with Positive Utilitarianism, and Negative Utilitarianism (from which vegfags derive their "morality") is ludicrously grotesque, as Smart put it:
"Suppose that a ruler controls a weapon capable of instantly and painlessly destroying the [world]. Now it is empirically certain that there would be some suffering before all those alive on any proposed destruction day were to die in the natural course of events. Consequently the use of the weapon is bound to diminish suffering, and would be the ruler's duty on NU grounds."
We see then that veganism is the not merely the subjection of the moral for the amoral, but the subjection of the moral for the immoral. The Vegan is shown to be either a monstrous degenerate who wishes to extinguish Life itself, or simpleton you doesn't understand the philosophical underpinnings of their 'morality'.
>>26488611
>Tempeh and tofu doesnt provide a good amount of essential acids compared to meat.
They also aren't the only sources of plant protein. Anyway, while we're on the topic, it would be nice to hear your explanation of amino acids, their importance and why, apparently, plant-based protein isn't sufficient, but I have a feeling you don't actually know what you're talking about.
>>26488508
Not true. The article has seperate sections but the fact is that plant protein is inferior to animal protein and this is said in the article.
>>26488622
>to argue for a moral system that prohibits natural human behavior
There's nothing natural about our meat industry. Humans seem to be revolted almost universally when they actually see footage of what goes on there.
>>26488680
That is literally the very first point that *I* made in this argument, but I also posted a source showing that this can be countered with a marginal increase in the amount of plant protein consumed compared to the amount of animal protein that needs to be consumed. The fact that plant protein is less efficient doesn't make it insufficient.
>>26488666
Amino acids are the building blocks of our body. We need amino acids for muscle, tendons, bones, skin, cells. You simply cannot get a good amount of amino acids from plants without consuming an absurd amount of tofu.
Meat is better is every way.
>>26480105
Today I smelled myself in the morning and was so impressed with the sweet porky odor I thought about becoming a cannibal. I have really good hygiene and a optimal intestinal environment, however.
Just depends what I'm in the mood for, usually fruit.
>>26488809
>You simply cannot get a good amount of amino acids from plants without consuming an absurd amount of tofu.
What to they do specifically? Why can't we get them from plants? Why do you mention tofu specifically? This all seems very vague.
>>26488762
>meat industry
it is natural to cut up animal though.
meat industry just made it more efficient, 'unethically'
>>26488809
>what are nuts, beans and soy
even grain has a reasonable amount of protein
the average person consumes way too much protein and it's not hard to get enough from only plant based food
if all else fails you can always get some protein powder
>>26488762
It is insufficient actually. For my active lifestyle that is. I want the optimal amount of nutrients from a balanced diet.
I dont live a sedentary life and neither should you. So as a vegan either your diet is unhealthy or your whole lifestyle is u healthy to begin with.
>>26488762
>There's nothing natural about our meat industry
That's not an argument for veganism, and also rests on a NU a priori belief that suffering should be eliminated, which as the rest of my post clearly illiterates is a grotesque absurdity.
Nutritional theory is a farce.
Man can subsist on his own urine indefinitely.
>>26488962
>It is insufficient actually. For my active lifestyle that is.
No source, again.
We seem to be going in circles, so I'll remind you that there is no finite amount of plant protein that can be eaten. When you are active, you eat more than the minimum requirement of protein proportionate to your activity. Why is that so difficult for you to understand?
>>26488852
Read the post again you idiot. You have failed to read.
>>26488933
Not enough. Ofcourse its technically possible to get a sufficient amount of amino acids from plants but in reality it rarely happens. With meat its much easier to get your amino acids.
>Meatfags get this butthurt over someone else's dietary choices
>Turn around and complain that vegetarians / vegans are the obnoxious ones
Boy, you guys sure told them. I've never had anyone try to push vegetarianism on me, but even a casual mention of the subject results in dozens of meatfags foaming at the mouth over something that doesn't affect them in any conceivable way.
Is this some kind of false flag, or are you guys really this retarded?
>>26489045
You cant just demand a source for every thing that i say. Why dont you start giving me sources that refute what i said? Thats because you cant. You fail to refute my arguments.
And good luck eating plants until you got all the amino acids needed. I promise you you wont be able to do that.
>>26489059
> Ofcourse its technically possible to get a sufficient amount of amino acids from plants but in reality it rarely happens.
plainly false
many vegans do
>>26489186
Doubt it. Link a study that backs this up or you lose.
>>26489059
I can read, you just can't explain. Your points lack depth because you don't actually know what you're talking about. You just skimmed one of the first few articles that came up on Google.
>>26488966
You're interpreting veganism as a movement that's purely about the general reduction of suffering, when it's actually about reducing suffering caused by oneself.
As you pointed out, activities we consider immoral are immoral because they are innately revolting. If I publicly killed an animal, I imagine that would be revolting to most who saw it, the same way it is revolting to see the practices of the meat industry. The only times these activities are not considered immoral are when they are done out of necessity (which does not apply, since we do not need animal products to survive).
>>26489153
I can, actually. You came into this argument responding to a point that I made that already had a source to back it up. The onus is on you to find information that contradicts it.
>>26489228
Not that guy, but read through this:
https://veryveganrecipes.com/vegan-sources-essential-fatty-acids/#arvlbdata
You seem to have a fundamentally flawed understanding of how amino acids work and where they appear in food.
>>26489228
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m4p8s7xskQ
video is well sourced and explains it in the first 50 seconds
the difference in protein consumption is minor and the average vegan is nowhere near a deficiency
I will give you that it's easier to become deficient as a vegan but broccoli, nuts and spinach contain almost as much protein as meat so if you watch what you're eating there is a lot more than enough protein to go by
>>26489284
Ive been balls deep in the fitness/diet world for 4 years now. I know exactly what im talking about actually. Sounds like you just dont understand and today is the first time you hear the word aminoacid.
And no, my article already refuted your article. Your article recommends a low amount of low quality protein which is obviously unhealthy. Luckily my article quickly refuted this.
You lose.
>>26489334
First off thats a vegan biased website.
And sexond thats about fatty acids. You have no idea what were talking about
>>26489363
This is straight up wrong. Its much MUCH easier to get quality protein from meat
>>26489389
We've had this conversation. The recommendation was a minimum - a minimum which your article agreed upon. When you are active (as you should be) you need more than the minimum. This can be achieved with animal or plant protein. A complete set of amino acids are present in animal protein, but only in a select few plant proteins (like quinoa). However, combining different plant proteins allows for a complete set of amino acids to be consumed.
Beyond the points I've already covered in this post (and not for the first time in this thread), there's nothing else particularly substantial about your argument. Is there anything else you'd like to add?
>>26489470
>This is straight up wrong.
what part is wrong?
you can look up the nutrients values of broccoli and spinach if you like and I better hope you have some iron clad arguments against the largest study on this ever made
>>26489470
Congrats on not reading it. The URL mistakenly says fatty acids, but the article talks about amino acids. I'm sure you'd struggle to actually explain why that article might be biased based on its content, but since this information is so widespread I'll happily link you to an alternative source:
http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/105/25/e197.full
>>26480508
fermentation
>>26489497
Exactly. You wont get all the amino acids you need from plant food. And to get enough of them you would need to eat a ridiculous amount of different kind of plants. Or you could just eat meat and get literally all you need.
Complete, and plenty of protein
Iron
Animal fat
Vitamin b12
Omega 3
Vitamin D
Cholesterol
It is much better, easier and cheaper than eating tons of plants and supplemental pills.
>>26480422
>>26480105
>Evolutionary reasons shouldn't have any merit.
>I'm considering going vegan. I see it as the most logical course of action
wat
>>26489284
>it's actually about reducing suffering caused by oneself.
So stop shitposting and kill yourself.
>>26489523
Broccoli contains 3 grams of protein per 100 grams. Spinach contains 2.5g.
You would need to eat about 2 kilograms or 4.4lbs of broccoli to get the same amount of protein as a piece of meat. This is absolutely retarded.
>>26489687
You continue to wilfully ignore information given to you and make ridiculous claims based on absolutely nothing.
> You wont get all the amino acids you need from plant food
Yes you will, if you're not literally eating one type of plant. I've already linked you a source, but just in case you missed it, read this: http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/105/25/e197.full
It is actually incredibly difficult *not* to get all of your amino acids when you eat a variety of plant-based foods.
>And to get enough of them you would need to eat a ridiculous amount of different kind of plants
Again, this is categorically incorrect. Even the article you previously posted yourself contradicts this statement, and you've provided no other sources that come even slightly close to making such an extreme claim.
>>26489781
vegetables are not calorie dense
this is a similar amount of protein as a percentage of total calories
>>26489597
You cant get enough amino acids from plants unless you eat absurd amounts of it. Its not even realistic.
Btfo
>>26489687
>expensive
>tons of plants and supplemental pills
>cholesterol meme
I want to post a laughing pepe but it's just getting fucking old at this point
>>26489781
Holy shit, you really don't get it, do you? The point is to eat a variety of plant proteins, not just one. That way you get all of your amino acids. As for the overall grams of protein, of course you're not going to get it from just broccoli - beans and grains are much higher in protein, and a mixture will provide all of your amino acids and the right amount of overall protein you need. The point is that broccoli covers eight of the amino acids.
>>26489871
Yes, you can. The article I linked to you points out just how easy it is, while you have nothing to back your ridiculous claims up. At this point I'm going to assume you've deferred to trolling.
>>26489805
This is only true if you sit behind a computer all day. Which is what most vegans do because their diet doesnt give them the nutrients to be active. Instead they stay inside all day arguing about veganism on the internet for hours
Get rekt kid
>>26489834
Lol. Sure, per calories it has a good amount but that doesnt mean anything.
Do you eat 4lbs of broccoli in one sitting? Do you even realise how stupid you sound right now?
>>26489871
>>26489957
you guys keep arguing hypotheticals you think sort of makes sense based on you never having spent more than a few moments of thought on it instead of looking at actual data which is very conclusive, vegetarians along with everyone else get more than enough protein
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23988511
actual study is boring to read so just watch the first 45 seconds of this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m4p8s7xskQ
>>26489903
Nice empty post. You have no opinion.
I still eat both vegetables and meat, but
>tfw meat lover's/pepperoni pizzas are absolutely disgusting now
>tfw I'll go for the vegetarian pizza if there isn't one with everything/supreme pizzas
As I get older I find the idea of piles of meat kind of unpleasant. When I was a kid I'd make sure to have a meat component in every meal, but now I don't particularly care if I've only got vegetables on my plate. I'd like to think it's about moderation; I don't think I could ever go vegetarian but I definitely don't eat meat as much as I used to.
Unless I'm having hot pot, in which case I'm getting a pound of sliced fatty beef to myself.
>>26489957
>Get rekt kid
I can only assume that someone who speaks like this is an American living off of Mountain Dew and processed meats. You're in no position to talk about health or computer-based activity, given that you've been here arguing with me this whole time.
>>26489911
Not true. Do you even realize how much an active person needs? Do you even realize how many lbs you would need to eat to get everyrhing in? Its not possible.
>>26490171
We're going in circles again. I think this might be due to your inability to effectively process new information.
>>26490066
This is for sedentary people that arent healthy to begin with. Btfo.
>>26490216
that applies to vegetarians and nonvegetarians equally m8
they're consuming pretty much the same amount of protein
>>26490090
I tried really hard to find anything constructive in your post but i cant find anything. This is an empty post without facts or arguments. This is nothing but flaming.
So here you go, an empty post right back at ya. You fat fucking autist! Die!
You like that? Lets do this for a couple of hours!
>>26490204
Yes, youre going in circles again. Stop it.
Probably because your brain didnt get the nutrients it needs. Now youre braindead.
>>26490204
Do you realize that when lifting weights you need around 1g protein per pound of bodyweight? Are you aware that this is nearly impossible on a vegan diet?
>>26490287
Were talking about activity level here, moron
>>26490415
and how is it different for vegans and nonvegetarians?
>>26480105
I just don't like meat and I am kind of a tree huger so I stopped eating it. Also I have this really weird thing where I see girls that eat meat as disgusting so it just makes things easier if I am also vegetarian.
>>26490066
Not the guy you replied to, but thanks for posting that video. I actually had no idea about the fibre problem, but just checked my intake and apparently it's well over the requirement at 60g (on a vegan diet). I'm guessing this fibre issue isn't promoted as much as the non-existent protein deficiency issue because the meat industry doesn't have anything at stake there.
>>26490330
>>26490383
The funny thing is that you think you're being intentionally obtuse with these posts, but there's actually very little difference between these and anything you've said previously in terms of substance.
>>26490388
>Do you realize that when lifting weights you need around 1g protein per pound of bodyweight? Are you aware that this is nearly impossible on a vegan diet?
It's actually pretty easy, especially if you eat a lot of beans, tofu and grains. Maybe more difficult if you don't allow for protein supplements, but remember even omnivorous weightlifters take protein supplements.
>>26490454
Jesus christ youre slow.
We are talking about the optimal amount of protein of an active vs sedentary man. Not vegan vs non vegan.
Keep up buddy.
>>26480552
Well you wouldn't go around killing and eating literal tards (or I guess this is 4chan so maybe you would), there are humans dumber than pigs which aren't eaten or killed simply because we have an easier time relating to them.
>>26490517
and again what's your point?
both vegans and nonvegetarians get more than enough protein to be active
>>26490517
Right, and the video pointed out that omnivores, vegetarians and vegans all eat generally the same amount of protein anyway, so the issue of needing to eat more when you're more active applies to everyone.
>>26480610
While I don't do it myself I could see why some vegans would be vocal about it since they see it as some horrible animal holocaust that has been going on since forever which needs to stop immediately. While I don't agree with them I can see why the do it. On the flip side, meat eaters do it because generally people don't like people who stick out, especially if they're doing something which many see as "better".
>>26490504
Wrong. You must be new. I actually linked approved studies that directly refuted the central point. A vegan diet doesnt come close to a balanced diet in terms of efficiency, health and money.
And its actually extremely hard to get the protein and amino acids as a vegan that is trying to build muscle. Vegans often fail in bodybuilding for this reason.
>>26490567
They get enough to be alive, not enough for optimal health
>>26483218
>Why should we stop?
Because nowadays we are advanced enough to survive on not eating meat. Let's face it, eating meat is far from optimal and as long as you have a basic grasp on nutrition the only reason to eat meat is
>MUH TASTE
Even though meat is far from needed to make a tasty dish
>>26490695
You've essentially made this exact comment at least 10 times and been corrected and unable to actually point to a specific source every time. Just stop.
>>26490575
Thats not at all what we are talking about pal. Scroll back up if you forgot what we were talking about.
>>26490695
bodybuilding is not the same as just being active
bodybuilders need pretty extreme diets that would probably be really hard to meet as a vegan admittedly
>>26490748
that's simply false
vegans get almost exactly as much protein as nonvegetarians
