helenwheels's Comments (160)

“One might think of it as boasting. When I read this post however, I thought of my life and the countless women I know who've had similar experiences. I got my master's degree, had 2 kids and then took my husband's offer of moving to 2 different countries. Life as an expat is amazing. If I'd stayed here would I have been a working mom? I don't know, but raising 2 kids in 2 different European countries provided all of us with enough stimulation that when at a cocktail party, I'm never afraid to answer that I chose to "stay home" and raise my kids.”

“I love Obama, but I'd have voted for a janitor over McCain/Palin.”

“.......and 'not-McCain'. lol”

“The guilt... You're right. I had clams and pasta for dinner. I doubt I'll be able to sleep tonight.

All I hear is the screaming of the clams.”

“You do consider an abortion to be your right - is that correct?”

“Without killing there would be no food chain in the animal kingdom.

BTW, a human is a much higher life form than an animal so killing an animal is not equivalent, not even close.

I know there are fringe weirdos who think that killing an animal is the same as killing a human.”

“So you think it's not OK to kill any animal at all. Basically you're in line with PETA on this.
What about Salmon, crabs, clams, oysters, or shrimp?
What about sea urchins, lobsters, crayfish, or scallops?
Still no...
PETA got upset when Obama swatted a fly.
Is it OK to kill flies? What about bedbugs? What about cockroaches, spiders, or ants?
What about bacteria? What about head lice?

Where do you draw the line exactly?”

“You guys eat chickins, and goats, and cows, and all that without even thinking its wrong. Jeffrey Dahmer eats what he thinks tastes good, and he gets thrown in jail, and murdered. Why? because it is WRONG!!”

“PLEASE, can we get real for just a moment. You are all concerned about animals when we are killing Human Babies? Where is the outcry over this issue. Did you ever see an abortion? If we can not protect our own from a gruesom death then how do you expect compassion to be shown to animals? Let us come to grips with this first.”

“You see there's this thing called the food chain...”

“helen, It is not immoral to kill animals for food. I think it is immoral to kill animals just for fun or to subjective them to unnecessary cruelty.

The bible does somewhat address this issue and it has never been forbidden.

Historically meat has been eaten by almost every society, so sociologically it is acceptable.

Physiologically we are capable of digesting and eating meat.

just because you think it is immoral does not mean it is.”

“No, plants do not cause pollution, but you're either seriously deluded or horribly ignorant about farming. The food supply in this country overwhelmingly comes from large factory farms. Crops are treated with large quantities of chemicals which not only can be ingested when the produce is eaten, but also pollute the ground and the water - it's essentially toxic waste with a very long half life. And that's not even taking into consideration the amount of gas consumed by farm equipment, with the corresponding pollution from exhaust and the massive carbon footprint.

Stryker is not the person who needs to be doing additional research.”

“free range is a deceptive label. It may mean nothing meaningful in terms of animal welfare. as with organic.”

“Thanks.”

“Food allergies can cause anemia's which can be treated with meat products.”

“I believe that many of the reasons we live an existence horribly out of balance with the natural world is because of our insistence that we are somehow above the rest of the animal kingdom. I view this as conceit. It is why Catholic priests can't keep their hands off little boys for example...when you deny our genetic predilection for sex under the auspices that it is immoral, the human system reacts in all sorts of nasty ways. Western medicine is also another fantastic example of how our mistaken conceit over our ability to master nature can backfire...how many of our popular pharmaceuticals create more problems than they solve? My opinion is: just about all of them!

I understand your point that if we have a choice, why choose the option that results in the death of another living creature? The reason that point of view does not resonate with me is because I view that concern as anthropomorphism. I'm sure that animals can feel pain and would rather not, but at the same time I do not believe they have any concept of time other than the present. Death isn't frightening if you don't have the capability of looking forward to anything. It's the pain and discomfort and environmental impact of the meat industry that I have a problem with, but not the act of eating meat.”