Indeed , if we humans are made to eat meat , why must we cook it to consume it safely , thereafter cut it into small pieces to keep from choking on it , and then chew it thoroughly to be able to even partially digest it ( all problems unknown to true carnivores & meat-oriented omnivores )? … Indeed , if we humans are made to eat meat , why do we instinctively react with sorrow when we see an injured animal , and disgust when we see a dead one ? … Indeed , if we humans are made to eat meat , why is that anyone choosing to kill an animal with his or her bare hands and then eat its corpse raw is rightfully considered “ despicable ” or “ deviant ”, if not downright “ deranged ”? … Indeed , if we humans are made to eat meat , why are the vast majority of us not aroused by the scent of blood – and why are the vast majority of us disgusted by the sight of raw flesh and revolted by the screams of animals being ripped apart and murdered ? … Indeed , if we humans are made to eat meat , why do we adore the animals our cultures deem to be “ pets ”, and severely condemn and sternly punish all the “ criminals ” who happen to inflict pain & suffering upon them ?
In case you are at a loss as to how to respond to these very important questions , allow me to provide you with more than a mere hint – We engage such practices ( and experience such reactions , and suffer such feelings , and make such judgments ) for one simple reason : We humans are simply not designed to eat meat .
Finally , and most importantly of all , even if we humans were natural meatoriented omnivores , a plant-based diet has still been proven to be a thoroughly healthy & completely cruelty-free alternative for all humans ... As such , since we do not need to cause other sentient species to suffer and die in order to live a long ( actually longer ) & healthy ( actually healthier ) life , why shouldn ' t we avoid doing so ? After all , it really doesn ’ t matter what we have eaten in the past or what we can eat today … It only matters that we now know better – and that we then eat accordingly .
Current status of this Myth : Decontaminated Justification it provides for eating animals : NONE
“ We are born with a strong natural aversion to violence and blood ; to the brutal act of preying on another animal . We possess the ability to feel our fellow animals ’ pain & fear as if it were our own , and to choose to use this empathy to guide our judgment . The shackles and weapons we have devised may allow us to distance ourselves from the cruel reality of capturing , imprisoning , and killing our fellow animal . But they cannot shield us from the deeper Truth that is in our hearts .”
~ inspired by Alisa Rutherford-Fortunati
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