Hello! On Saturday, I'm going to be tabling at Humane Planet Expo, an event put on by the Palo Alto Humane Society. It's not specifically a vegan event, but there should be a lot of people who are at least sympathetic there. Our table is about explaining why people with other social interests (for example, environmentally-minded people or anti-war ( Read more... )

Hi!!
I am trying to make a fairly concise list of the arguments against veganism, with responses that disprove them. Here is what I have so far. Please feel free to suggest more, or challenge my logic so I can form better arguments. Also, feel free to share this with anybody.

edit// i will be editing this as i go along, thankyou for all your ( Read more... )

I really hate to come begging off for details, but it seems as though I need some backup on this topic. I've stumbled into a debate with my aunt over e-mail that began with "what do you think about this news article?" and has since progressed into "I think there's a hierarchy in this world, and it would be better if animal activists focused their ( Read more... )

OK, I've been posting/commenting on this community for a few weeks now but I never introduced myself. I don't know if you guys do that here, but here goes ( Read more... )

First post ever.*waves ( Read more... )

I study Nichiren Buddhism under the lay organization Soka Gakkai International, Soka Gakkai International (SGI) is an organization committed to the promotion of peace, culture and education, rooted in the philosophy of Nichiren Buddhism. In our little liturgy books there is a pray in the back that reads pray for peace throughout the world and the ( Read more... )

Here is the journal that this is referring to and the e-mail that I wrote to my friend.

And this is the e-mail my friend wrote back to me:

Hey, obviously i owe you a sincere apology, so before i start i want you to know that i am sorry for doing what i did last night. When i drink i can become very argumentative and you know that. It's not a good ( Read more... )

Do any of you have friends that ever try to argue with you about veganism? You know the type, gets drunk and then wants to debate everything, wants to belittle your decision for being vegan, says humans evolved to eat meat. I know, I know. The argument is getting old. This isn't really a post to complain about this or ask for help refuting his very ( Read more... )

Dearest Vegetarians and Vegans ( Read more... )

I highly recommend this article from Gary Francione's blog. It's a few months old, but I just came across it:

A Frequently Asked Question: What About Plants ( Read more... )