In a message dated 4/6/01 3:56:21 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [log in to unmask]
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I spent a time as a vegan for just those reasons, until I came to the
conclusion that on a biochemical level, plants "feel" too--and then gave
up. 'Tis the nature of our world, anyway, that life feeds on life. So now
I'm just grateful to whatever it was that died to give me a good meal :)
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Yes, quite. All living things have life, obviously, so it makes no sense to
distinguish between animate and inanimate.
Charles
San Diego, CA