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Message: <blockquote data-quote="spider_minion" data-source="post: 2611962" data-attributes="member: 16096">I've been a vegetarian for nearly two years.  Though I had been considoring it for a while, it was ultimately reading an essay from my ethics textbook (Vegetarianism and the "Other Weight Problem" by James Rachels -- <a href="http://www.stpt.usf.edu/hhl/eip/vegetarianism.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.stpt.usf.edu/hhl/eip/vegetarianism.pdf</a>) that gave me the final push.  Given that we didn't eat a lot of meat in my household, it wasn't hard at all to make the switch.  I had to endured a bit of ridicule during the transition period while I explained the reason why I changed 'teams' (because I am opposed to animal suffering).  Some people view this as threatening their lifestyle, so they give lame moral reasons to justify their meat-eating habits (“I'm an omnivore”).  I certainly would like to see more people become vegetarians, but as long as other people aren't bothering me about my eating habits I'll do they same to them (not to mention it being a waste of time . . .).  Since then I've become very comfortable with it and will probably never go back.If anyone here is interested in the moral reasons behind vegetarianism, I'd encourage them to read the linked essay.  The author makes a very thorough and readable case for it.  Also, there are a lot of soybean-based alternatives to meat products that taste about as good as the real thing (if a bit more expensive).  Other than chinese food and chicken-finger subs, there isn't much that I miss.</blockquote>

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