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Hello
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 8:43 am
by boitatá
Hi everyone, have been on a strict vegetarian diet for spiritual/philosophical reasons without having embraced all the tenets of vegan philosophy. Started engaging in vegetarianism nearly two decades ago but mostly due to ignorance, or maybe all due to it, have had some setbacks. There is little doubt that veganism, vegetarianism, flexitarianism and other are all steps in the right direction and mankind evolving to an all plant based diet would look as a very nice evolutionary step.
Re: Hello
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 8:45 am
by Red
Hello boitata, welcome to the forum!
I'm curious, what spiritual/philosophical reasons caused you to go veg?
Re: Hello
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 8:57 am
by boitatá
In the beginning it was Buddhism, lattely it has been Ancient Greek philosophy, in between many religious scriptures including the Bible make a case for it.
Re: Hello
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 8:57 am
by boitatá
Thank you BTW.
Re: Hello
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 9:51 am
by Red
Which Greek Philosophers have you been reading? I'm assuming Aristotle?
Regardless of your reasoning, I think we're all interested in learning more.
Re: Hello
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 11:42 am
by boitatá
No, mainly Platonists. The Life of Apollonius of Tyana by Philostratus has been inspiring on this issue.
Re: Hello
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:58 pm
by brimstoneSalad
Welcome boitatá, I'm glad you joined. I hope we'll have some interesting discussions. Would you consider yourself a neoplatonist? I understand that's having somewhat of a revival.
Re: Hello
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 2:23 pm
by boitatá
Thank you brimstoneSalad! Can't say that. Besides, it would quite a burden to carry. Consider only to have been studying and profiting imensely from the teachings of Plato and some platonic authors and of Greek philosophy in general.
Re: Hello
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2020 8:10 am
by Jebus
Welcome boitatá,
What's holding you back from going vegan?