Vegetarianism

no, you are

I once had a Boca Burger and thought it was really damn tasty. Tasty enough that I went out an bought a whole box of them.

After the 4th one I could stands no mores and gave them away.

Of course the first burger I had was also given away to me. Hmm.

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Originally Posted by Revoltor

I once had a Boca Burger and thought it was really damn tasty. Tasty enough that I went out an bought a whole box of them.

After the 4th one I could stands no mores and gave them away.

Of course the first burger I had was also given away to me. Hmm.

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I hate Boca Burgers. They taste like those things they called hamburgers in the cafeteria at school. There are really good veggie burgers though.

I've had a few Gardenburgers before. Those were really good because they weren't pretending to be beef.

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Originally Posted by Vasteel

There is no such thing as a wild cow. But your point has been taken.

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So having a symbiotic relationship with a human, suddenly makes an animal (unnatural or unworthy) as if we are not wild animals ourselves that just shape our environment rather than it shaping us.

And so when humans begin such a strong symbiotic relationship with another mammal that we shape their evolution it's "unnatural" and "bad"; but when ants do the same thing with aphids it's the "beauty of symbiosis" and "natural". I call bullshit.

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Originally Posted by Vasteel

Spinach is the best source of iron available, plant or animal, except for some common wild vegetables or weeds.

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Actually, that's completely wrong, the iron content in spinach is a falacy perpetuated from when a German scientist misplaced a decimal point. The iron content in spinach is comparable to all green leafy vegetables, which is high, but nowhere near as high as good ol' blood.... mmmm.

Spinach has like 4 mg per ounce, blood pudding or liver has like 16 mg per ounce.

EDIT: Oh yeah, also the iron content in vegetables isn't really comparable to meat anyway. Because iron from vegetables has to be metabolised into haemoglobin, while iron from meat (which is already a part of haemoglobin) can go BAM and start working right away.

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Originally Posted by AstroBlue

Actually, that's completely wrong, the iron content in spinach is a falacy perpetuated from when a German scientist misplaced a decimal point.

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Source?

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Originally Posted by OmniGear

Source?

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I can't remember, it was in a science magazine I think. Just do a Google search for "spinach decimal point".

Yep yep.

How can anybody give up chicken? It's so delicious. Fried, regular, barbequed... my god even salads become amazing with chicken in them.

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Originally Posted by AstroBlue

So having a symbiotic relationship with a human, suddenly makes an animal (unnatural or unworthy) as if we are not wild animals ourselves that just shape our environment rather than it shaping us.

And so when humans begin such a strong symbiotic relationship with another mammal that we shape their evolution it's "unnatural" and "bad"; but when ants do the same thing with aphids it's the "beauty of symbiosis" and "natural". I call bullshit.

Actually, that's completely wrong, the iron content in spinach is a falacy perpetuated from when a German scientist misplaced a decimal point. The iron content in spinach is comparable to all green leafy vegetables, which is high, but nowhere near as high as good ol' blood.... mmmm.

Spinach has like 4 mg per ounce, blood pudding or liver has like 16 mg per ounce.

EDIT: Oh yeah, also the iron content in vegetables isn't really comparable to meat anyway. Because iron from vegetables has to be metabolised into haemoglobin, while iron from meat (which is already a part of haemoglobin) can go BAM and start working right away.

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The relationship would more accurately be described as parasitic- one party 'benefits' from it. Look at the effect it has on the environment- the area I live in will soon be rendered uninhabitable due to livestock destroying the water suply.
As to the spinach thing, I'll have to look into that. Interesting.