Posted by Poetess on November 27, 2004, at 11:57:08
In reply to Re: Whoops--again- AlexandraK » Gabbix2, posted by Larry Hoover on November 27, 2004, at 8:43:05
Do any of you know about Fruitrarians? The discussion about killing reminded me of them.
This, to me is not killing to eat taken to an interesting level. Fruitarians only eat fruits and nuts. The philosophy of many of them is to kill as little as possible for food, including plants (grains, etc). They say that eating fruit helps the plants. The ripe fruit would either rot and drop off the plant or burst anyway. Animals who eat the fruit and aid in spreading new trees by spitting out larger seeds, the animals thrive from eating them and then poop, which fertilzes the ground for the plants. I'm not sure how one can stay healthy eating like this and keep battling those who wish to exploit the environment. I find theirs and interesting perspective, however.
Many traditions believe that all life is life. That killing a plant and eating it and killing an animal and eating it are the same thing, since everything (including things like rocks in some cultures) has a soul and everything is connected. The idea of one life being more evolved or more important than another doesn't, so the ideas that you shouldn't kill an animal and eat it doesn't exist. That there is a natural balance in life and everything does what it's supposed to do. Except for humans, since we think too much and have lost connnection with the rest of nature :)
Another thing that I have been thinking about is what some Buddhists (and others) say about eating meat. Fear is the last thing that any animal feels before they die. When we eat their flesh, we are consuming their fear or adrenaline. The adrenaline or fear-energy is in the meat. We eat adrenaline-laced or fear-energy laced meat and absorb that energy. Even when animals are "tricked" into not knowing they are going to be slaughtered, I can't imagine that they are so stupid that they don't know something is up and would begin at least a minor freak-out/ major confusion.
Just some thoughts...have to stop now, my brain is spasming :)
Poetess
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