Meat versus Evolution

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By clearing our own conscience (on a safe vegan diet) by using plant-based foods, our eating habits lead to health, pleasure and survival. It has been shown that humans have no reason to keep and kill animals for food, other than for the fun of killing them or for reasons of convenience. For the first time in history we can say that all animal farming is unnecessary, especially because it's unethical. Without having to feed ‘food’ animals, our fertile lands could produce crops for humans, and deforested lands could be returned to tree cover. In addition, the methane produced by ruminants would be eliminated and waterways no longer polluted by effluent run-off.

For those who’ve become vegan, there are sighs of relief. The body feels lighter, the mind sharper and the conscience clearer. But amongst people who are still locked into a ‘conventional’ diet, they are stuck on one central argument: they argue that animal protein has been used by humans since time out of mind. We are what we eat! Every advancement of the human brain is down the meat diet.

But has the human species ‘advanced’ or been ‘held back’ by this meat-fuelled brainpower? Has it achieved everything it can achieve? Or has it yet to reach its true potential? If we are proud of artistic and scientific advancements, we're also ashamed of war and violence. At least a plant-based diet would stop the violence.

The world on its meat-diet isn't making much progress where it's most needed. The writing's on the wall - violence is chaos and chaos is considered normal. If violating animals and eating them is normal, then condoning of animal cruelty is normal. Violating animals is the mirror reflection of ourselves, violating our own bodies and bringing us closer to self-destruction.