Does the Vegetarian Trait affect anything besides food choices?
J. M. Pescado:
Well, there are plenty of critters you can eat that aren't cute and fluffy. Chow down on some gator, or a snake.
Zazazu:
Quote from: snabul on 2009 July 09, 09:38:50
Buddhism does not exist: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism
The page you linked to seems to refute that claim, as do the many, many temples in the Chicago area I've been to, the Buddhists I've met, and the meditation center I used to attend down the block from my old place.
Are you thinking of "Buddha is not God"? That for sure is true, and the propensity of certain sects to see Buddha as one is a bastardization along the lines of the Catholicism of Taoism.
caterpillar:
Quote from: Dark Trepie on 2009 July 09, 14:12:48
I should hope that self-preservation would take priority over "I can't kill this. Its cute and fluffy!".
I don't think cows, chickens and pigs are cute and fluffy, really. Cats are cute and fluffy. If it came down to self-preservation, I'd kill and eat my fat loser neighbor (also not cute and fluffy) before I'd kill any of the stray cats in my neighborhood for food.
snabul:
@Zazazu:
That is an Inside Joke.
Zen Buddhists say: There is no Soul, no Buddha, no God.
But you have to know the context to understand this.
Of course do they believe in things like that but they try to keep their heads off the clouds.
I was refering to "Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices considered by most to be a religion"
There are 8 different wide spread sects, each having different ways of practicing "Bhuddism".
Christians have different sects, too. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christians
That is all about it. Please do not be offendet by my language or the use of the word "sects" unless you are wicca...
Silverdrake:
Often I think too hard about the impact of my decisions (such as whether to eat meat or not) on the environment, on the general amount of suffering in the world, greedy corporate farms, etc., and then my mind boings in the opposite direction, and I think what does any of it matter? Does it really matter that animals die atrociously to bloat overweight fast food eaters, or that 35,000 children starve every day? None of us are getting out of here alive. Maybe the suffering and pain and waste make it all more meaningful.
No offense to Wiccans, of course.
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