Hi Guys,
Those of you who have read my main thread will know "I" became first vegetarian then vegan as a result of a spiritual awakening, a realization of the connection of Being which underlies all forms and appearances. In essence it was realized that to harm others was to harm ones self (albeit in a transitory sense, for Being cannot in itself be harmed).
Nevertheless I had known for some time prior to that awakening the benefits that result from a vegan diet ecologically, ethically and with regard to general health and wellbeing. A great source of information in this respect was Thom Hartmann's book "The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight"...
https://www.amazon.com/Last-Hours-An.../dp/1400051576
An article which came out just today provides a clearer picture of the cost of meat vs plant based protein ecologically and is well worth a look...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2...option/9816168
From the article...
They replaced meat-derived protein with the equivalent from plant crops, and analysed the same impact-parameters.
The results were startlingly good for the environment, and potentially devastating for carnivores, according to study co-author Joseph Poore, from Oxford University.
"We reduced land use by 3.1 billion hectares — 76 per cent," Mr Poore said.
"And it had much higher [reduction in emissions] for countries like Australia, because you guys have quite a lot of beef in your diet and a lot of ruminant meat."
Overall, they estimated a vegan world would produce 49 per cent less food-based greenhouse gas emissions, 50 per cent less acidification on land, 49 per cent less eutrophication, and would use 19 per cent less water to meet our food-energy demands.
It is not my intention to judge anyone with different views on diet. I simply offer this information for your consideration, from a deep empathy for the suffering of our brothers and sisters in the animal kingdom, as well as empathy for those humans whose suffering is unknowingly created by their dietary choices.
Many thanks to Bassplayer1 for his thread discussing Dr. Michael Klaper's video A Diet For All Reasons...
https://projectavalon.net/forum4/show...=1#post1210206
In La'kesh
tim