Forest:

> >  -Moral reasons (not willing to kill) are IMO the *only* good reason for
> > not eating meat.
>
> if you honestly believe this is a good reason, then why do you continue? do
> you kill your own food?

I meant that there is no logical argument against someone who chooses
not to eat meat because of moral reasons, since there is no universal
morality (everyone has his own standards). I personally think it is all
right to kill animals for food, less so to sacrify large animals
(e.g. primates) in medical experiments; but I don't expect everyone to
share the same opinion.

I usually don't kill my own food, except clams and crabs. I also kill
mosquitoes (not for food), and once used a broomstick to kill a bat
that was flying in the room where I was (but I didn't eat it).

> are you a male or female?

I am a member of the same species as Lynton: a male android :-)
("Jean" in French corresponds to "John" in English).

--Jean-Louis Tu <[log in to unmask]>