Vegetarians, Vegans, Liars & Murderers

by Shelile Gino Shelile

Vegetarians have always maintained that abstinence from meat is somehow beneficial to both human health and the preservation of the earth. According to them, vegetarianism is better than the best life insurance policy out there.

Asked about their love for chocolates, dairy products and the fur and leather clothing they adorn their wardrobes with, the smartest ones reply: "The main problem is killing an animal for its meat." But isn't that how human beings were biologically designed - as omnivores? Had we been herbivores, we would also have three stomachs like a cow and special enzymes to extract nutrients from greens and dead leaves. A scientific approach argues that the human digestive system cannot process grass, seeds and certain nuts. In addition, the human brain requires particular proteins and fatty acids from meats to ensure it develops fully and is able to function at its optimum. Also, it has been suggested that vegans and vegetarians are slightly more aggressive than people who consume meat. They are more likely to engage in violent protests and involove themselves in militant activities. American writer and journalist, Ernest Hemingway, once stated: "those people who identify themselves with animals...are capable of greater cruelty towards human beings than those who do not readily identify themselves with animals." Is it no wonder then that Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian?