well, i actually don't think they're idiots. I just hate the Rainbow vegetarians, and since this side is empty, why the fuck not go on this side?

Are they morons? No. Do i give a shit about what they say? No. Do i wish they would STFU when they start bitching about "zomg, it's healthy" or "omg, how could you kill an animal?" FUCK YES, STFU YOU DIRTY HIPPIE.

otherwise, no, they're not idiots.

i agree w/ pyg. they arent stupid. i have many friends that are vegitarians. but they should keep their face shut and not try to convince everybody to not eat meat and that killing an animal is soooo cruel and everything.

If they are eating vegetarian for ethical reasons, meaning they think that it is mean to eat animals, I think that this is foolish! (I am not talking about religions not eating meat, but animal nuts.) It is perfectly natural for us to eat animal products, and now-a-days there are even cage free eggs and chicken you can buy in order to bypass this excuse to not eat animals.

Well, I believe that they aren't idiots, but It's not like they're that different than us.

I do know one "Rainbow Vegetarian", That will NEVER stop trying to get me veg, but he's kind of a jerk.

It is very interesting to note that in the fossil history the explosive growth of the human brain (what defined us from other apes) which is also the fastest evolvement of any organ in the fossil history; that that growth is totally parallel to those proto-humans (apes) becoming predominantly meat eaters

Also; some recent studies show that vegitarian brains seem to be shrinking.... Im not kidding....check this out:

http://www.google.is/search?q=vegetarian+small+brains&ie;=utf-8&oe;=utf-8&aq;=t&rls;=org.mozilla:en- US:official&client;=firefox-a

umm ok well if it is because they feel it is wrong to the animals then that is stupid. No animals were ever killed just to kill them. There has never been free chickens and there hasent been free cows since the wild west. They are bread to be killed and eaten. Feed healthy diets to get good meat off of them. If they are doing it for the enviornment then that is even more stupid. No matter what they do tere is still going to be a need for meat. Which means cows. Ok so they release flatulance which produces methane a greenhouse gas i believe. So they may ask me what am i doing for the enviornment....Im eating the cows. Simple. There is always going to be cows and they are always going to fart. We fart too. I guess you all just dont get it..

Vegetarians do not eat meat because they think its wrong to eat animals. Right?

But what about the other animal products?!?

If a vegetarian drinks milk or eats eggs they are 100% contradicting themselves.. vegans are the smart ones (the ones who do NOT eat soy)...

i dont believe that they are idiots but i also belie that they are not the brightest people for saying no to the delicious wonders of meat YAY MEAT!!!!! but thats just my opinion

No. This doesn't make any sense. Vegetarians are people who simply have views that are different from the norm, and I think that they are different in a good way, different for the best. Sure, we've been eating each other for all of history, but there have been definite changes in the way we behave before, and very drastic ones as well.

Many people and cultures survive on varying levels of vegetarianism. Some for environmental or economic reasons, some for religious or belief reasons.

The human body can obtain all the nutrients necessary to survive from a variety of sources. It is by far more important to eat a diet with various fruits, vegetables, and grains than the opposite. In fact, there are serious health issues for those who eat mostly meat and too little other items.

I take offense to the question (no I'm not a vegetarian but it's a dumb question).

A lot of vegetarians are not just vegetarians because they don't want to kill living things; they are vegetarians because it's better for the environment.

Eating lower on the food chain helps the environment because you get more energy straight from plants then you do if an animal first eats the plants and then you eat the animal. Also in many nations, rain forests are cut down in order to grow food for animals and the environment suffers. The problem with this logic is that you then must become a vegan, because weather you kill the animal or not, it's still hurting the environment by producing milk, eggs etc...

Other vegetarians are worried about poor treatment of animals. They have a point because often farmers use corn to feed cows even though they can't digest it. This hurts the cows and makes them unhealthy. The good thing about organic meat is that you can usually be pretty sure that the animals were treated reasonably well.

I personally am against eating intelligent animals (dolphins, dogs, crows, some monkeys etc... and yes I know people usually don't eat these kind of animals). There is no way to test weather an organism has consciousness or not, but it more then likely is related intelligence so I would rather not eat animals that are smart enough to be aware of themselves.

My girlfriend's a vegetarian, but not overbearing at all. She lets me eat meat, and she doesn't say anything to anyone who does eat meat... she just doesn't eat meat. It's odd, now that I think about it because it's simply not an issue.

Honestly, I think that it's something that we can all do, and would be better overall.

No they are not stupid just because they do not eat meat. Their views may seem stupid but hey I think that when you die you get 50 virgins seems ridiculous but there are some smart people that follow that belief to. Meat doesn't make you intelligent, but it sure doesn't hurt ;)

I think vegetarians must be smarter than average, if they do it by choice. There's so much research that supports vegetarianism, you have to be willfully ignorant to not know it's better for your health, world hunger, the economy, deforestation, animal suffering, and global warming. Yes, it is that important.

No of course not. They are just following a different lifestyle than a lot of people; there is nothing wrong with that. If a person is a vegetarian for the environment, for health, or for animal rights it is their choice and a noble one at that.

I agree the title of the debate seems rather insulting and ignorant.

I'm a vegetarian because I think factory farming is an abomination.

http://www.createdebate.com/debate/show/ Factory_farming_needs_to_be_reformed

If they eat in a healthy manner, I think that it is fine! (I knew a vegetarian who lived pretty much on french fries and ice cream, this is not a healthy diet.)

I don't want to take sides on this one because I don't know enough about the subject to argue it....But one thing I do know...STOP the name calling...no one here is an idiot or a moron...win the point by arguing it properly not name calling!

Maybe we should try eating insects instead of cows. Lots of people enjoy grasshoppers, and caterpillars. Especially in Africa, Japan and Southeast Asia. All those people can’t be wrong or is our Western culture too squeamish.

It is well known that insects have a higher nutritional value then red meat. So lets give it try and keep both sides happy.

Your debate description makes you an "idiot," if anyone is, although I'm not a fan of the defensive name-calling. How is eating plants anything close to the same as eating animals?

From what I'm gathering from your debate title and description, you actually recognize that there's something wrong with eating meat and you're getting defensive. By calling vegetarians "idiots," you're trying to make them out to be something bad so you feel better than they are. And the description is an attack that you must know is pointless and overdone, so you're trying to make vegetarians seem "just as bad" as you are (not saying you're bad). Interesting... do we have a closet animal rights activist here?

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