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Originally Posted by luciferase75
Well I'm still trying to understand the vegan mindset, so bear with me. I know people have different motivations for what they do but as a general rule, do vegans eat as such to minimize death, or it is health? Might it be both, but one takes precedence over the other? Are there any other factors? I'm not going on the offensive here, at least not trying to. I'm truly ignorant of why.
For me, unless God popped down from the heavens and told me so in a very obvious manner, or unless my doctor told me I was deathly allergic, I would not give up a little honey every now and then for anything. Especially on a tortilla with a little butter...mmmm. ...sorry, I'm a little hungry. In that case I'm sure a few bees are killed during harvest (just sliding them off the honeycomb), but does it warrant a complete boycott of honey? Isn't that a little...severe? Or is there another reason? That's what I'm trying to learn now.
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One thing I've learned from the many, many vegetarians and vegans I've discussed the topic with is that each one has a different reason for why they've chosen that lifestyle. Some reasons may be remarkably similar, but there is always a bit of individual difference. For instance, my boyfriend the vegetarian is such because of the environmental impact of meat. He's not as interested in the other reasons for being vegetarian, but that isn't to say they have zero impact on his choice. I also once had a vegetarian roommate who couldn't care less about animals; she just didn't like the taste of meat (weird, I know).