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Re:What is this colored fiber in my chicken? by Luc on Monday April 10, 2017 @05:10AM (#14077017)
> I kind of like it when I can watch my food being happy before I eat it.

There's an inkling of empathy there, I suppose. It's a start.

Re:What is this colored fiber in my chicken? by omginternets on Monday April 10, 2017 @07:59AM (#14077736)
Yes, surprising though it may be to the vegan crowd, we meat-eaters are not heartless bastards.

We just disagree with you on the question of whether veganism is the answer to a very real problem.

Re:What is this colored fiber in my chicken? by Luc on Monday April 10, 2017 @08:37AM (#14077953)
I think you are wrong in the detail of your statements, but anyway, I am not vegan.
Re:What is this colored fiber in my chicken? by mirimir on Monday April 10, 2017 @05:35AM (#14077116)
Happy food is healthier. Bad vibes have physical correlates. That's part of kosher/halal standards.
Re:What is this colored fiber in my chicken? by vetinari on Monday April 10, 2017 @07:17AM (#14077497)
Really? Many consider kosher/halal to be a torture.
Re:What is this colored fiber in my chicken? by mirimir on Monday April 10, 2017 @07:30AM (#14077568)
Yes, I know.

But consider that bleeding to death is also considered to be relatively painless, as a suicide method.

Re:What is this colored fiber in my chicken? by vukk on Monday April 10, 2017 @08:07AM (#14077785)
Warning: descriptions of suicide.

I feel like this argument collapses when given any serious thought. Mainly because even without experiencing either, I'd consider drawing a warm bath and cutting your own wrists a very different experience compared to hanging upside down and somebody else cutting your throat.

Re:What is this colored fiber in my chicken? by mirimir on Monday April 10, 2017 @08:28AM (#14077908)
Point taken.

I've never cut my wrists, but I have experienced substantial rapid blood loss. The injury itself wasn't at all painful, in the moment. Not until much later, waiting to heal. And the experience was actually rather peaceful, rather like methaqualone or diazepam. Except for the freakout about stopping the bleeding, anyway.

It's my understanding that proper kosher/halal slaughter is supposed to be non-traumatic. Because trauma makes the meat taste bad.