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For 9 years I was a vegetarian, for 5 of those years I was a vegan, and near the end for about 3 or 4 months all I ate was fruit, nuts and beans...
The reason I went so far as to only eat things that fell from the tree, or where the main organism did not need die just so I could eat.
These days I'm eating meat again, and sort of enjoy it. But, I often think of going back, mostly for ethical reasons. And, I felt fine on that diet, so there would be no issue there.
Anyway, in that vain, if it was considered better to let a tree live, and use alternatives to paper derived from wood, then perhaps a form of rice paper (or other ethical varieties) could be useful.
I guess if we were to take it that far, we may need to consider alternatives to wood (for building,etc.) also. I'm sure there are some...
There is one problem with the idea, which could be resolved. It's the same problem we're getting with ethanol fuels... That food sources, that could feed the hungry are being used for alternate applications. In the case of ethanol, it's for fuel.
Has anyone else gone this far with 'ethical diets'?
What do you think of the idea?
(bear in mind, food shortage may not be permanent, if we can sort it)
"There is no negative one..."
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