>>> - <[log in to unmask]> 11/28/96 11:46am >>> >(snip) ... when I hear Ray Kent, of all people, being admiringly quoted >for having said, "there will never be peace on earth as long as >humans eat meat" I seem to remember Socrates arguing the same point (that meat-eating leads to war), but being Plato-impaired, I can't remember which book it is. He was talking about animal agriculture, not indigenous-type hunting, but I can see how it could be true then, too, humans being the territorial critters that we are. >... which is not only complete nonsense and an insult to all indigenous >peoples, but also a statement that only serves to promote more >polarization & conflict in a world already saturated with strife, I have to >speak up. For too long we have allowed hypocrisy & zealatory to >proliferate in our community. >Best, Peter [log in to unmask] Cheers, Martha