| To the left (below) the non-valid argument |
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To the right the contra argument |
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Non-valid arguments
for eating meat |
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Reaction |
| meat tastes good |
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vegetarian food
tastes good |
| meat is healthy |
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vegetarian food
is healthier |
| eating meat is natural |
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eating meat produced
in factory farming is unnatural |
| meat is indispensable,
without it you will become ill |
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a vegetarian taking
a balanced diet does not risk his
health, only vegans (who eat absolutely
no animal products at all) have to
supplement
their diet with vitamin B-12.
If they do that, they will stay healthy. |
| animals exist to
be eaten, that happens in nature |
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in nature hardly
any species of animal imprisons other animals
for their entire lives so they can eat them when
they want to |
| humans need animal
protein |
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during digestion,
all proteins are broken down to amino acids, all
of which also occur in plant protein. The human
body needs amino acids to build up proteins itself.
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| if all people would
be vegetarian, there would be more hunger in the
world |
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the opposite is
the case, if vegetable food were distributed justly,
all hunger would be banished. |
| humans seek the
life-force of an animal, the life-force will continue
to exist if an animal is butchered with dignity
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life-force disappears
anytime animals are killed |
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