Pathetic Excuses

Most idiots have lots of pathetic excuses to defend their habit of meat-eating. Here, I provide counters for their cheap excuses. The basic argument for vegetarianism is that meat-eating causes additional and unnecessary suffering for all creatures. Since this argument is irrefutable, those greedy idiots turn away from it and look for different kinds of excuses. The ironic thing is that even those lowly cheap excuses (that aren’t even worth countering) can be easily countered. I have countered them just to show how they can be countered. Don’t get the wrong idea, though. Vegetarianism is not about winning an argument with a meat-eater. It is about showing love and compassion to all creatures.

Vegetarian food is not as tasty as meat.

Reply: It is pathetic that you are willing to sacrifice innocent animals to satisfy your desire for meat. But, your excuse is completely flawed. To know what I mean, try visiting your nearest fancy vegetarian restaurant. You may find that some items are even three times tastier than meat.

You can’t stop killing animals. Just by walking on the footpath, you kill innumerous insects. So, why bother?

Reply: It is true that you can’t stop killing but it is also true that going vegetarian will minimize the killing. The death of the insects is something you can’t prevent, but the brutal killing of those innocent animals with innocent eyes is something you can.

I don’t see any difference between humans eating pork and a tiger preying on an antelope.

Reply: If you really can’t see the difference between a human being and a tiger, then you have my pity. Also, if you were to kill an antelope for food with your own hands, I doubt you would be able to do it.

If we don’t eat cows and pigs for food, their population would increase. We need to kill and eat them!

Reply: Do you eat cats and dogs? No. Then, why doesn’t their population increase? The world should have been full of cats and dogs by today!

Also, not animal population, but human population is the problem today. So, are you going to kill yourself? I doubt it.

Humans have four canine teeth, the purpose of which is to tear meat.

Reply: Gorillas, chimpanzees and monkeys are all known to possess canine teeth. But, they are fully vegetarian. It is said that some chimps eat insects. But still, they don’t use canine teeth to tear them apart. Again, it is irrelevant to compare the eating of one or two insects with the brutal killing of billions of innocent creatures. It should also be remembered that Panda bears have more canine teeth than humans do, but they are completely vegetarian.

Even by surrendering to this pathetic argument, you can’t change the fact that we don’t need to eat meat to survive. So, why cause additional suffering to innocent beings just to satisfy your desire for flesh?

Why blame me? I didn’t kill the animal.

Reply: You did. Indirectly, that is. Paying an assassin to murder someone is not very different from paying a butcher for killing an innocent animal.

Hitler was a vegetarian.

Reply: This argument is completely cheap, pathetic and ridiculous. People who use this argument are simply trying to grasp straws to support their desire for flesh. Mahatma Gandhi was a vegetarian. Albert Einstein was a vegetarian. Leo Tolstoy was a vegetarian. The list can go on and on. Do you really want to equate Hitler with such great people?

History is full of mass murderers and serial killers. And, majority of them were meat-eaters. So, would that mean all meat-eaters are bloodthirsty murderers and serial killers?

And lastly, since all other  excuses failed…

But… but plants have feelings too, don’t they?

They don’t. Even if they do, that’s not the point here. The point is that eating plants is necessary for survival. While eating animals is not.

Also, when we cut a tomato or a carrot for dinner, does it scream aloud in pain like the poor little lamb does when it is led to slaughter?

People eat meat for only one reason. And that is- Meat is tasty. We all need to understand that if we want to make the world a better place, we need to stop eating meat. You may think that it is too late to change your lifestyle. But, it’s not. It’s never too late to turn away from sin. Let’s all show love to God’s creatures and stop killing them for our selfish needs. Becoming a vegetarian is not difficult. Or, if you think it is difficult, you can start by reducing the amount of meat you eat, and by consuming lesser and lesser animal products. Always remember that you CAN make a difference. By removing meat from your plate, you are not doing me any favor, but you are helping this world become a better place.

Whatever you do, you should do it for the welfare of this planet.

(Though I doubt that narrow-minded gluttons and their cronies are going to understand this point of view.)