Vegetarians and replicators
 

Would vegetarians eat meat from a replicator?

Maybe.

There are "vegitarians" who:
1> Do not eat the byproduct of animals, like milk or eggs.
2> Do not eat the bodies of plants. They are known as "fruitarians" IIRC.

There are also "vegitarians" who:
1> Eat fish/insects.
2> Eat chicken.
3> Are willing to eat incidental animal products (like rennet)

So, "when" replicators appear, there will be "vegitarians" who eat replicated meat, and others who do not.

mhm..depends on one's reasons for being a vegetarian.

I know I don't miss steak (or anything else that so closely resembles chewing on a muscle so similar to my own)...but replicated chicken, most likely, sure.

One of the most bizarre things for me is go to a Chinese vegetarian restaurant and see surrogate organ meats on the menu. Wheat gluten fake kidneys, intestines, etc. Very eery

If no animal was harmed in the creation of the food, then there would be no moral problem with the consumption of the replicated food. The vegetarian ideal is based on the cessation of suffering so, unless replicators are fueled by puppy blood (or something like that), they would have no problem with that.

In my estimation, the Federation probably qualifies as the most cruelty-free government ever depicted in pop culture.

This line made me laugh out loud in my office. Almost got me in trouble :P

Could they? Yes. Would they? Depends on their mindset. For some, vegetarianism is dogma, and they would avoid anything that even appeared to come from a living animal. I've met some hard-core vegans (no eggs or milk) who won't even eat a soy dog for that reason. They think that it's virtuous to give up the idea of eating meat altogether.

That said, people like this are in the minority. There would be some who wouldn't eat replicated meat simply because they don't think meat is healthy, whether real or replicated. But people like this don't usually have trouble scarfing a soy hotdog or a veggie burger, 'cause it isn't really meat.

That is the key flaw in the vegan diet. Rodents and insects are killed in the harvesting of the grain they eat. If they don't buy pesticide free food insects are killed. They like to justify themselves saying it's collateral damage but can't I just say that killing the cow is collateral damage?

Reminds me of Maddox:

http://maddox.xmission.com/grill.html
:lol:

lol, Maddux is great. I loved his take on Comp USA.

http://maddox.xmission.com/c.cgi?u=compusa_sucks

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse....pusa_anim1.gif

I went there to ask two simple question when building my computer. I wanted to know if I should buy screws to hold my HD, and drives in place and what type if any. Instead of actually helping me the asshole talks down to me a little and then tries to get me to spend $30 on a mounting kit. I didn't see "Jackass" written across my head but I guess he did.

So it's the taste of fear that vegetarians dislike so?