[Buddha-l] "Nature" and eating meat

[Gad Horowitz]

human nature is not as simple as that of animals. we ate of the fruit of the
(bo)tree of knowledge. we desire good and evil and the wisdom to know the
difference.  good luck!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Peavler" <jpeavler at mindspring.com>
To: "Buddhist discussion forum" <buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] "Nature" and eating meat


>
> On Oct 23, 2005, at 5:39 PM, Laura Castell wrote:
>
> > Hi Richard,
> > The issue of pets is a very interesting one.  We can't blame the
> > animals for their actions, they are being their true selves when they
> > go out and hunt. Even the sometimes apparent cruelty of their
> > behaviour I believe is natural (something about nature I struggle to
> > understand ).
>
> I'm likely to get in trouble for this, but people often excuse things
> because they are "natural". Why is it more natural for a mountain lion
> or a coyote to kill for food than it is for a human. Humans spent a few
> million years evolving as hunters, as the long history of artifacts of
> weapons, scrapers, etc. attest. Perhaps virtue lies in the strength to
> overcome "nature". But, then, why would that be true?
>
> (This here is a whole new subject line of which I tremble to imagine
> the repercussions.
>
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