[sillysaurus]

Where do you get your pork steaks?

Walmart, actually. $1.99/lb. It's all I can afford.

There's plenty to feel bad about in there.

Yeah, I feel bad that an animal had to die for me to live. But genetically my body freaks out if I don't eat meat, and the animal's already dead anyway.

Regarding fat in the pork steak, I'm not so worried about it. I try not to eat the fat, but even still, it seems like there's a decent chance that it's better for you than the additives present in almost all other food. We've been eating meat for millions of years, so I'm betting on evolution to take care of me.

[pyre]

  > But genetically my body freaks out if
  > I don't eat meat

I'm not sure what you're talking about. How does one's body 'genetically' freak out?

  > and the animal's already dead anyway.

You're still paying for it, which perpetuates the system.

  > We've been eating meat for millions of years

Our genetic ancestors diverged from the great apes 4–8 million years ago. I'm not sure we have good analysis of their diet, but I'm not an anthro-geek, so I might be out of the loop. [Toning it back to thousands of years would be more accurate.]

[m_eiman]

I would be more worried about the amount of medicine residues in the meat than the stuff that's actually "supposed" to be there :P