Guest guest Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 Watch out for those Venus Fly-Traps, though... On Monday, August 25, 2003, at 04:59 PM, wrote: > Message: 19 > Mon, 25 Aug 2003 21:32:14 -0000 > " Sheryl " <ssarndt > Re: Sea cucumbers! > > SO, according to the definition someone else posted, since they have > a digestive tract, they are definitely animals! My friend never won > that argument with me. Even if she thought she was right, there is > no way I would eat a sea cucumber. > > You cannot find Buddha nature by vivisection. Reality cannot be caught by thinking or feeling mind. Moment after moment to watch your breathing, to watch your posture, is true nature. There is no secret beyond this point. -Shunryu Suzuki, " Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 , The Stewarts <stews9@c...> wrote: > Watch out for those Venus Fly-Traps, though... Interesting ethical question.....is it vegetarian to eat venus fly traps? Are they considered plants or animals for vegetarian purposes? Do people even EAT them? Technically, they should be considered animals since they meet one of the criteria in the definition of an animal and we let other " animals " be considered animals based on meeting one of the criteria, including our friends the sponges and the sea cucumbers. This makes an awfully good argument in favor of NOT eating venus fly traps and considering them " animals " . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 > > Technically, they should be considered animals since they meet one > of the criteria in the definition of an animal and we let > other " animals " be considered animals based on meeting one of the > criteria, including our friends the sponges and the sea cucumbers. > This makes an awfully good argument in favor of NOT eating venus fly > traps and considering them " animals " . (BTW, I'm more or less kidding and found myself laughing about venus fly traps because I hadn't considered them. I know that I myself would never eat one.) So, should we use all the criteria when considering whether something is an animal, or should we consider something an animal based on meeting just one or more of the criteria? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2003 Report Share Posted August 26, 2003 why on earth would you want to eat a venus flytrap in the first place? megan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2003 Report Share Posted August 26, 2003 , " Megan Milligan " <yasminduran@l...> wrote: > why on earth would you want to eat a venus flytrap in the first place? > > megan It's just another thing that omnivores can throw at us to make it difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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