May 12, 2004 06:44
Plants and vegetables are living beings. They have feelings, just like animals.
God commanded you to only eat fruit, and fruit ye shall eat. Fruit does not have feelings, it is the gift that the Earth gives for you to survive. You are not hurting an apple tree by picking its fruits, its fruits are a gift to the animals that shit the fruit out around the tree and provide good fertile soil to continue the cycle.
Fruit does not have carcinogens, it is a quick source of energy - it does not have toxins in it like meat.
Humans are not omnivores, for the following reasons - we do not have short intestinal tracts like a Tiger, to digest flesh efficiently. Also the bowels of a carnivorous animal has much more acid and livers to handle these toxins. We are not like cattle, and do not have 4 stomachs to digest plant material. We are close to monkeys are we not ? That's what they say, anyway. What do monkeys eat? Fruit and nuts.
So only eat fruit and nuts, these are gifts that the earth gives you for sustenance - in this way, you are not taking away from the earth, and the earth will not take away from you (a shortening of life due to eating the wrong foods).