...kill other beings.

War
Carnivores
etc


Also it's not a matter of "good or bad. it's a matter of harmony vs disharmony. I think consciousness may prefer harmony, especially if the experiential aspect of this is fleshed out, literally, in terms of pain and pleasure.

Imagine if you will that you were locked into a stockade against your will to await your demise. A harmonious experience? I 'believe" that conscious beings must act responsibly especially in regards to the affectation of the unnecessary suffering of other beings. It is also a judgment to ignore these sensibilities.

Judgment is an integral part of the human experience. We "judge" when it's safe to cross the street and in this way we make judgments to bring about harmony over disharmony. Judgment is how we make our conscious maps.

"Judgment" can be seen as an informational form of check and balances within the context of the grander informational matrix. The word judgment then is interchangeable with the word choice.

The term judgment has gotten a bad wrap by the same crew that thinks ego is a "bad:" thing' Ego is a necessary function of consciousness as is judgment (choice).

"I don't believe in eating meat, therefore all that do are unenlightened, wrong and less than me".

Obviously the thread that was posted before quickly turned into a vegetarian thread.

Though I posted my thoughts on the matter, I most certainly wasn't attempting to imply that others that do eat meat are unenlightened, wrong, or less than myself.

I've noticed that one of the quickest ways to create a debate is to mention vegetarianism. It could be as simple as when I go to a friend's house and they offer me something to eat and begin to pull out a meat product before I have the chance to answer. When I pass on the meat product, a majority of these people launch into a mocking, accusative tone, and most likely, a stern lecture about the importance of meat in one's diet, etc. I've lost count as to how many people I've inadvertently offended because of the personal life choice I have made.

You should see the controversy that comes up when I mention I eat raw!

The same could be said that we hang out on a natural healing/alternative medicine site. Are we implying to other people that we are 'better' and they are 'below' us because we prefer natural cures to conventional medicine?

I look at this issue on more of a factual view when it comes to people. People will make their own choices and have their own belief systems, as you have stated, and for me, it seems far easier to engage in a conversation regarding vegetarians/omnivores than others that I know as I will share what knowledge I do have on the subject (if it is asked for) and can easily walk away no matter the outcome. I do not feel as I am above nor below the raw living vegan or the individual that chooses to eat McDonalds - we're all in varied transition points.

When it comes to the animal, it's definitely more emotional, as I cannot imagine the genuine fear and anxiety they must feel when the time for slaughter comes (and all of the painful living conditions they may have endured before that).

I own a dog, who is a natural Omnivore, and he is my best friend and most loved Being in my world. He is purebred Labrador Retriever, so when he chased after and ultimately caught the baby quail in my yard, I did not punish nor scold him. I understand this Prey Drive is wired into his DNA, and he was just doing what he was coded to do. Instead, he has learned to transfer that energy into chasing frisbees and retrieving tennis balls, which still taps into his Prey Drive (quick motion moving away from him), just with different objects.

I don't feel beginning arguments over lifestyle choices is the way to solve what's referred to as Loosh - rather, I believe it perpetuates it.

Judgment is vital, but redirection is key. ;)

- Skylar Em