Posted by Mikko (193.234.247.51) on January 30, 2003 at 10:55:34:
In Reply to: Re: To any vegans posted by Emily (68.13.144.194) on January 30, 2003 at 10:47:21:
> > --Aren't plants living things?
> I respect plants in that they give me life and nourishment and all that. I couldn't live without eating plants, but I can without animals. When I grow my gardens in the spring I have a lot of respect for the plants growing there. I don't step on them, I give them water and inspect them daily for signs of deterioration and etc etc.
> The difference is that eating a plant isn't cruel, when killing something that feels pain is.
1) Modern slaughtering methods are painless at the actual moment of death.
2) Plants do feel pain.