When I was a kid I always hoped I could one day get gene mods to do photosynthesis so I would not need to eat (tho I doubt I have enough surface area to live that way).
I will note that broccoli squeaks a bit. Thanks, Chris Austin-Lane Sent from a cell phone On Aug 28, 2012, at 19:38, William Rintala <[email protected]> wrote: > > > But isn't your reluctance to bite a baby guinea pig conditioned by your > perception? It squeals and the broccoli does not. All life is sacred. Yet > Life consumes Life. Try living on a diet of rocks or dirt or air. > > Bill > > > > > Find what makes your heart sing…and do it! > > > From: Joe <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, August 27, 2012 10:14:26 PM > Subject: [Zen] Re: bone broth > > Glenn, > > Yes. All those things are in us. But only the sentient ones feel, and suffer. > So far as we know. That's the key point! Not to forget! > > Non-discrimination goes only this far. ;-) > > Shakyamuni knew this. > > I'd rather bite a bit of Broccoli than a baby Guinea Pig. You? ;-) > > --Joe > > > "Glenn Rogers" <rgthiessen@...> wrote: > > > > Joe, > > > > Okay, so from the perspective of the first noble truth, animals are > > sentient and plants are not; I get this. From the perspective of > > non-discrimination, however, there is absolutely no difference between me > > and a plant or a cloud or the cow I eat. [snip] > > > > >
