Some people are influenced by arguments based on reason, some people are influenced by feeling, but what I have observed is that, in making food choices, the vast majority of people are influenced only by their taste buds and their stomachs !!! People will come up with any rationalization and justification to continue making the same food choices, even when presented with the undeniable facts : meat, dairy and eggs are bad for our health, the environment, and come from inhumane sources.
Divine Mother has presented us with wonderful food alternatives to all animal-sourced foods, but we would rather support the agro businesses than change our diets. We would rather see cows and their calves separated at birth than eat more greens, seeds, nuts, etc. We would rather eat eggs from miserable, cramped up chickens with their beaks cut off than bother to look for protein alternatives. Why ? Because we are slaves to our taste buds.
If you want strictly reason-based arguments for not consuming meat, eggs and dairy, there is tons of stuff out there. I could give a list of links a mile long. Here's just a couple on the influence of dairy on the environment …...
http://waterfootprint.org/media/downloads/Hoekstra-2012-Water-Meat-Dairy.pdfhttp://e360.yale.edu/feature/as_dairy_farms_grow_bigger_new_concerns_about_pollution/2768/And we can always count on Dr. Greger to give us the most up-to-date information on living a healthy plant-based diet ……
