I'm encouraged by this.
My own situation is that I have the desire for vegetarianism and veganism, but I have a weak will. I'll admit it.
Meat tastes good, and animal products have played a huge role in our development as humans. But I'll also admit that animal products are no longer a requirement thanks to research, knowledge, and technologies developed over the past few decades.
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Originally Posted by The_Dunedan
I am a carnivore. I am an obligate carnivore. I am a human being, a highly evolved superpredator that's spent the past 5.-odd million years evolving to get up here.
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With the exception of those with some kind of disorder or extreme genetic disposition, humans are not obligate carnivores; they're omnivores fully capable of thriving as herbivores.
Humans aren't highly evolved superpredators; they're highly evolved supergeneralists. The inability or unwillingness to adopt a more vegetarian-based diet is a strike against this generalist precondition, which renders one more susceptible to environmental pressures where meat or animal products may be difficult or impossible to come by.