If everyone became a vegan and it eventually destroyed the planet..?
This is very theoretical and highly unlikely, but bear with me. If everyone suddenly became a vegan and in a few years the planet started dying (i.e. animal and plant species became extinct at an alarming rate and the eco-system was beginning to shut down/alter). Would you stop being a vegan?
Because vegans harp on about this noble cause, but in effect if you found out it was actually MORE damaging to these animals you claim you want to protect, would you swallow your pride and become an omnivore again (like humans have been since the stone age)?
Just wondering...
Anonymous2009-07-21T09:23:49Z
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It would be hard, but I wouldn't want the planet to die out because of me, so I would go back. But there are some things I just would NOT eat. Veal for one thing. Maybe I'll just omit beef and pork. If eating chicken and fish wasn't enough.. I don't know. Suicide maybe D=
EDIT: Do I attract thumbs downs or something? You're telling me you'd want me to keep on going eating nothing but plants while the earth was being destroyed? Wow.. you're nice!
EDIT AGAIN: I swear some of you people are illiterate!! The very FIRST!!!! line he said was "This is very theoretical and highly unlikely, but bear with me." Meaning IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN BUT PRETEND IT DID!!!!!!!!!!! Damn!!!!!!
I just don't see how that's possible. Sure it would be damaging to domesticated animals, but it would drastically reduce pollution and waste. There is absolutely no way not eating meat/animal byproducts could screw up our planet more than it is already.
The planet is already dying, animal and plant species are becoming extinct at an alarming rate and the eco-system is beginning to shut down. If that happened I would just think that us all being vegans wasn't working as well as I'd thought it would, although it is the most drastic step I can imagine us taking. I suppose we'd have to ban gasoline.
Becoming a vegan is the best possible thing you could do to help the environment. I wouldn't stop being one because the planet kept worsening.
If everyone became vegan, it would save the planet. Raising animals for food is the #1 cause of greenhouse gases. We would be saving plants by just eating them instead of feeding them to animals and then eating the animal. Animals and plant species are already becoming extinct at an alarming rate. The planet is dying. So your theory is already coming true.
Spending trillions growing and feeding grains to cycle through the bodies of animals so the gluttonous few can gorge on their flesh while the rest of the planet starves IS actually destroying the planet.
You needn't invent apocalyptic hypotheticals about a situation that's already happening.
No, I'd let everyone else go back to omnivores and I would stay who I am. What's one person going to do anyway?? Just kidding!! That wouldn't happen because if everyone became vegan than there would be MORE resources