Well, I largely agree with you. I certainly don't think any animal has been put on this planet to die for our benefit. To think that way is arrogant beyond belief (sorry for insulting your family). It does sound like you have problems with your family and are choosing vegetarianism to prove a point to them. It really does need to be your own choice.
Next, yes, not eating meat means that you need to find things like protein, vitamin B, and iron in non-meat sources. It's really not difficult to do this and still avoid fish. I eat fish because I like it. The reason I have a problem with it is because I don't believe that fish are clueless amnesiac robots. In terms of its sense of the world, a shark has more ability to feel than a human, never mind a chicken. Although I'd never eat shark, a shark is a fish, and it's difficult to assume that nature has conspired to make all fish singularly unintelligent except one which has a quantum leap in the intelligence stakes. Evolution doesn't work that way.
I think it's great that you are thinking about vegetarianism. Food science has advanced to a point that we don't need to eat anything that has ever lived (including vegetables). Most things can be synthesised. But it would make for a hideously boring diet and I don't think anyone would go for it until that synthesis also makes food taste like bacon, chocolate, bread, etc.
One thing I should say - being a vegetarian can be hard work. It means a lifetime of studying food labels to see whether animal products are sneakily inserted into otherwise non-animal food. This is because our food industry is an absolute fucking shambles. If everyone simulataneously realised the truth about the food industry, we would riot. Things to look out for are cheese (rennet, from animal sources, is often used), jelly/jello (anything with gelatin is suspect), and anything containing white sugar (which may have been whitened using bones). Because of this, cakes and sweets can be difficult to prove vegetarian (which is why I bake so often myself).
Finally, vegetarianism comes with some health benefits. You're less likely to get some cancers, diabetes, heart disease, and Alzheimer's.
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Well, I largely agree with you. I certainly don't think any animal has been put on this planet to die for our benefit. To think that way is arrogant beyond belief (sorry for insulting your family). It does sound like you have problems with your family and are choosing vegetarianism to prove a point to them. It really does need to be your own choice.
Next, yes, not eating meat means that you need to find things like protein, vitamin B, and iron in non-meat sources. It's really not difficult to do this and still avoid fish. I eat fish because I like it. The reason I have a problem with it is because I don't believe that fish are clueless amnesiac robots. In terms of its sense of the world, a shark has more ability to feel than a human, never mind a chicken. Although I'd never eat shark, a shark is a fish, and it's difficult to assume that nature has conspired to make all fish singularly unintelligent except one which has a quantum leap in the intelligence stakes. Evolution doesn't work that way.
I think it's great that you are thinking about vegetarianism. Food science has advanced to a point that we don't need to eat anything that has ever lived (including vegetables). Most things can be synthesised. But it would make for a hideously boring diet and I don't think anyone would go for it until that synthesis also makes food taste like bacon, chocolate, bread, etc.
One thing I should say - being a vegetarian can be hard work. It means a lifetime of studying food labels to see whether animal products are sneakily inserted into otherwise non-animal food. This is because our food industry is an absolute fucking shambles. If everyone simulataneously realised the truth about the food industry, we would riot. Things to look out for are cheese (rennet, from animal sources, is often used), jelly/jello (anything with gelatin is suspect), and anything containing white sugar (which may have been whitened using bones). Because of this, cakes and sweets can be difficult to prove vegetarian (which is why I bake so often myself).
Finally, vegetarianism comes with some health benefits. You're less likely to get some cancers, diabetes, heart disease, and Alzheimer's.
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I like what you wrote, I feel the same way about the food industry and everything!