I was speaking largely tongue in cheek, but I do have a sneaking suspicion that lying somewhere in the background is the desire to avoid the logical conclusion of the argument by making fun of it, because the conclusion is unpleasant.
I personally know zero vegetarians, other than Ravi.
--- On Wed, 4/15/09, John Thornton <jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> Given the large numbers of people who make fun of
> vegetarians I can't imagine guilt has anything to do with
> it.
> Are we to assume huge numbers of meat eaters actually feel
> guilty?
> That seems preposterous.
>
> I agree that so many animal rights activists couch their
> argument in terms of how enlightened and ethical THEY are
> that most people see this as an ego inflated to the point of
> needing a puncture.
>
> John Thornton
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