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Vegeterianism

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Vegetarianism
Vegetarianism is the dedication of human beings to a diet that excludes all kinds of meat and fish and instead focuses on consumption of vegetables and fruits as well as byproducts of animals. Vegetarianism is not only followed as a choice but it can be also based on the religious beliefs as well as human rights. The issue of eating meat as being morally permissible or impermissible cannot be answered in a word answer due to the fact that the people are raised differently either based on religious beliefs , as a moral background in a family or as a fight for the animal rights. If one consumes meat and they were raised on a religious belief that the eating of meat is wrong, then in answering the question, it can be viewed to a large extent as immoral due to the fact that it is impermissible as per religion. Not consuming meat as a result of teachings that one was taught for example by parents cannot be said to be impermissible due to the fact that one has the right to make their decisions in terms of what they decide to eat as well not eat. Consuming meat as an activist who fights for the rights of animals is considered impermissible to a large extent is also immoral due to the fact that it is pretense (Hill, 1996, pp 179) Even though one has grown up in an environment whereby consuming meat is not wrong there is the existence of facts that exist and create a good basis as to why the consumption of meat to an extent be said to be impermissible. Some of these facts and principles include the fact that animals feel pain as well as humans, the fact that humans can live a healthy life without causing pain to the animals and the fact that the animals also feel pain the same way that humans do. Considering these facts, there are chances that even though I accept eating meat, even as a tradition I, as well as many

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