Glax posted an excellent reply to me at one point when I asked her if she thought that EVERYTHING was caused by parasites.
In the world according to wombat, people seek to be vegetarians because of very real feelings of compassion for our fellow sentient beings. Takes a while before one realizes that death is a part of life.
Book recommendation~ "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek", by Annie Dillard ...
Nature's harmony is a cacophony, more often than not:)