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LQD: Monbiot: Meat a worse crime than biofuels. | 102 comments (102 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
Re: Bove on 4 verites (4.00 / 2)
And is considered to confer holiness by some practitioners.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Wed Apr 16th, 2008 at 04:38:26 PM EST
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Re: Bove on 4 verites (4.00 / 3)
well I'm not on the holiness side, I'm just of the opinion that the chemicals they put into cows are far more likely to effect me than the chemicals they put into carrots.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Wed Apr 16th, 2008 at 05:19:22 PM EST
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Re: Bove on 4 verites (none / 1)
I don't know about that. Some of the chemicals they put in carrots are pretty scary. I try to avoid too much chemical laden meat anyhow: small amounts of organic or thereabouts rather than the glow-in-the-dark stuff.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Wed Apr 16th, 2008 at 05:22:24 PM EST
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Re: Bove on 4 verites (none / 1)
Fortunately this is nearby.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Wed Apr 16th, 2008 at 05:35:35 PM EST
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Re: Bove on 4 verites (4.00 / 2)
And for the rest of us there's this.

Actually, I'm sure if I put some effort into it I could find a bunch of local markets to go to on weekends for produce...

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Apr 16th, 2008 at 06:38:03 PM EST
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Re: Bove on 4 verites (4.00 / 2)
I'm not sure you're right.
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Thu Apr 17th, 2008 at 08:34:11 AM EST
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Re: Bove on 4 verites (none / 1)
I'm not sure I'm right either, but it does rather throw a spoke in the wheels of people who argue that it's dubious morality that leads people to vegetarianism.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Thu Apr 17th, 2008 at 11:00:51 AM EST
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LQD: Monbiot: Meat a worse crime than biofuels. | 102 comments (102 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
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