by Bardo de Saldo » Tue Sep 20, 2005 6:43 am
"I can only assume ..." ~Carola
Try harder, Carola.
"... Hindu people ... most don't eat meat ... teachings from Tibetan Buddhism ... say you should try not to eat meat." ~Carola
We're getting closer to the truth, Carola, which is that most Hindus and Buddhists are not vegetarian, and that it is not a condition of Hinduism or Buddhism to be a vegetarian.
"- and guess what -" ~Carola
Conclude (I wouldn't ask you to guess in a philosophical discussion) which of the following statements is false:
Jehova's Witnesses are Christian.
Jehova's Witnesses are vegetarian.
Jehova's Witnesses are vegetarian because they are Jehova's Witnesses.
Therefore, Christians are vegetarian, and Jehova's Witnesses are vegetarian because they are Christian.
Ok, you have convinced me that religiously-motivated vegetarians are not picky eaters. They're just misguided. They seem to think that because some "spiritual" dudes (the schizoid type) don't crave meat the way more carnal folks do, you can reverse the equation and become "spiritual" by not eating meat. Reminds me of a woman I met 20 years ago, who on her path to the 7th Heaven had decided not to contaminate herself with money. Instead of not using money, every time she bought something she handed her wallet over to the clerk and asked him to take the money needed and put the change back in the wallet.
Saying that the poor who cannot afford barbeque are vegetarian is like saying that someone in jail on bread and water is acqua-cerealian.
As for people with religious dietary taboos, they're just provincial and small minded.