--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_re...@...> wrote: <snip> > What's fascinating to me is that this whole > discussion/argument springs from me posting a > simple graphic that I found on Digg commenting > (rather hilariously, I thought) on the perceived > difference between Vegans and Carnivores, as > measured by their respective needs for "support." > (reposted below) > > What followed on FFL was a "pile on fest" of > people committed to the theoretical benefits of > vegetarianism "supporting" each other by putting > down the low-vibe meat eaters. Whereas the meat > eaters, IMO because they have no such need for > "props" to shore up their shaky beliefs in diet, > remained silent.
In fact, Bhairitu and Alex both spoke up in defense of eating meat. > As I expected (and was the whole point of sharing > the graphic), those who were heavily invested in > and attached to a belief system "banded together" > into defensive "support groups" to prop up their > beliefs by agreeing with each other, "preaching to > the converted," and putting down the beliefs of > those who don't agree with them. In other words, > they did exactly the same things they do when any > of their other spiritually-related beliefs are ques- > tioned or challenged on this forum. :-) It's interesting to go back and read the thread to see how well it conforms to Barry's description above. It appears that he sees in it not what was actually there but rather what he expected to find. As it happens, the discussion was evenly divided between those supporting meat-eating and putting down vegetarians (including Barry), and those supporting vegetarianism and putting down meat- eaters, with a couple of people making neutral posts. <snip> > Bottom line of this thread: > > * I eat what the fuck I want. > * I feel neither the need to apologize for that > nor to proselytize its benefits. > * I don't consider anyone "better" or "worse" or > "higher" or "lower" than I am because of what they > choose to eat. But he *does* consider people "better" or "worse" or "higher" or "lower" than he is depending on whether they state their beliefs: > * If you do, and furthermore feel that you need to > band together with others to "prove" your superiority, > I'd say that your "spiritual" diet isn't working > nearly as well as you think it is. :-)
