Nature did not design human beings to eat domesticated animals like cows. 

By the time of the Neolithic Revolution, about 10,000 years ago, we had long since evolved into our present shape.  And, as has been pointed out to the nonbelievers again and again and again, that shape did not include bodily adaptations for eating raw meat, and just cooking the flesh did not change that.

As for the assertion that cows are not a mistreated species: That is total bs.  Numerous investigations have shown that cows are indeed looked upon as nothing more than a resource.  And cattle are regularly treated literally like dirt.

www.animalsuffering.com/animal-cruelty.p...

www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/26/conkli...

www.petside.com/article/scary-cow-abuse-...

www.petside.com/article/scary-cow-abuse-...

www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/...www.californiacowsarenothappy.com/how-co...

www.reuters.com/article/2008/06/25/us-us...

www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2...

www.bovinevetonline.com/news/AABP-condem...

And here's the Howard Lyman web page.  He's a former cattle rancher turned vegan who writes the truth about the cattle industry.

www.madcowboy.com/

Finally, a statement from Gary Francione, who states the animal rights position:

'Animal rights promote the abolition of animal exploitation and reject the regulation of animal exploitation.  This is based on animal sentience.  Veganism is the baseline of the animal rights position and rejects all violence.'

www.abolitionistapproach.com/

And that is what this is all about.

Humans are not obligate or natural omnivores.  To be an obligate means that something is essential for the survival of the species, and animal flesh is assuredly not essential for anybody's diet.

A true omnivore could thrive on a diet made up entirely of meat.  And this is certainly not the case for humans.

Natural omnivores are fast enough to chase, outrun, and catch their animal prey.  They do not have claws or talons to hold animal prey.  They do not chew their meat; they tear it into chunks and swallow it whole. 

Humans did not evolve to do any of these things.  Nor did we evolve to have the digestive chemistry or the proper teeth to eat raw meat.

Humans can be described as behavioural omnivores because they do eat everything.  But this does not mean that they are necessarily eating things that are good for them.

No ... An Omnivore is an Opportunistic Feeder, capable of of eating just about ANYTHING it finds ... That's us ... Watch Andrew Zimmern's VERY entertaining Food Program sometime -- "Bizarre foods" ...

It IS true that there ARE some fellow Creatures that are disastrously poisonous to us, but, frankly, not really all that many ... (I don't really care for Mushrooms, anyway) ...

Apr 30, 2012 -- 1:36AM, solfeggio wrote:

Humans are not obligate or natural omnivores.  To be an obligate means that something is essential for the survival of the species, and animal flesh is assuredly not essential for anybody's diet.

A true omnivore could thrive on a diet made up entirely of meat.  And this is certainly not the case for humans.

Natural omnivores are fast enough to chase, outrun, and catch their animal prey.  They do not have claws or talons to hold animal prey.  They do not chew their meat; they tear it into chunks and swallow it whole. 

Humans did not evolve to do any of these things.  Nor did we evolve to have the digestive chemistry or the proper teeth to eat raw meat.

Humans can be described as behavioural omnivores because they do eat everything.  But this does not mean that they are necessarily eating things that are good for them.

How much Energy does it take to ship "Sesame Seeds" to Vegans in Minnesota ... ??? (hint: Sesame seeds are from the Tropics ... )

Apr 30, 2012 -- 10:14AM, christine3 wrote:

Getting enough calcium in a vegan or vegetarian diet.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIKyBqExr80

For instance, 1 tablespoon of sesame seeds is 90 mg, 1/4 cup almonds 95 mg, 1/2 cup tofu 258 mg, and here is a link for 10 top vegetable sources of calcium

www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/high...

Another problem with milk...the fossel fuel it takes to ship milk and keep milk cold.  It doesn't add up.    

But, see ...

The Vegans will point out that the Guy DIDN'T live like a Wolf or a Lion, bringing down Deer and Elk in the Forest with his Teeth and Claws ... (Of course, VERY, VERY few Vegans grow and produce all of THEIR own Food, either ... How many Vegans grow their own Almonds and Seseame Seeds in the BackYard ... ??? So ... whatever ...)

Apr 30, 2012 -- 10:19AM, Girlchristian wrote:

Apr 30, 2012 -- 1:36AM, solfeggio wrote:

Humans are not obligate or natural omnivores.  To be an obligate means that something is essential for the survival of the species, and animal flesh is assuredly not essential for anybody's diet.

A true omnivore could thrive on a diet made up entirely of meat.  And this is certainly not the case for humans.

Natural omnivores are fast enough to chase, outrun, and catch their animal prey.  They do not have claws or talons to hold animal prey.  They do not chew their meat; they tear it into chunks and swallow it whole. 

Humans did not evolve to do any of these things.  Nor did we evolve to have the digestive chemistry or the proper teeth to eat raw meat.

Humans can be described as behavioural omnivores because they do eat everything.  But this does not mean that they are necessarily eating things that are good for them.

Here is an interesting piece on a gentleman that lived on an exclusive meat diet for nine years and then replicated that diet with scientists, because the medical profession could not believe that he remained healthy on a meat-only diet. As you'll see, he and his partner did quite well on a meat-only diet.

inhumanexperiment.blogspot.com/2009/09/t...