Vegetarians on Trial - or - Redefining the Classification of a Species through their Dining Habbits

[atomox]

So I work with a vegan, and today I found offense with him. I have realized that because we are classified as Omnivores, Vegans technically can be recatagorized as Herbivores. This bothers me, as it seems to be limiting your potential by narrowing the scope of your experience and potential. To me, it is no better than segregation. Limiting yourself

Comments

[phoenyxraine]

Well I have to admit, I'm kind of confused. What exactly are you calling us to do here?

[t3knomanser]

No, vegans cannot be reclassified as herbivores. Vegans retain the ability to digest animal protein (although their system can get out of practice to the point where meat makes them ill, careful reintroduction to the diet can avoid this). They retain all of the biological features that classify them as omnivores.

Put it another way- most omnivores have a very meat-light diet. Meat is calorie rich, but expensive to get (it generally has to be chased down, unless you're a scavenger, but that poses its own digestive risks). Even if a bear that goes a month without eating meat, that bear is still an omnivore while it's not eating meat.

[miusheri]

Yeah- I was going to say, I thought the -vore classification was a biological distinction, not a behavioral one. In which case, humans are omnivores, period.

[ellie]

...What Remy said

Late in the game

[silver_raefn]

Just because I can, I'll respond to this