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ve·ge·ta·rian - (vj-t‚r-n)
n. A person who does not eat meat or fish. They may however, eat eggs, cheese and other dairy products. Ethical vegetarians often avoid fur or leather.
ve·gan - (vgn, vjn)
n. A strict vegetarian who eats plant products only, especially one who uses no products derived from animals, such as honey, fur or leather.
a·him·sa- (-hms‰)
n. A Buddhist and Hindu doctrine expressing belief in the sacredness of all living creatures and urging the avoidance of harm and violence.
jai·gong slang. Cantonese for the word 'vegetarian' (useful to know in a chinese restaurant).
Gene Roddenberry once stated his faith in the future saying that "technology will save humanity."
"An international research team has proposed new techniques that may lead to the mass production of meat reared not on the farm, but in the laboratory. Developments in tissue engineering mean that cells taken from animals could be grown directly into meat in a laboratory, the researchers say.
Scientists believe the technology already exists to directly grow processed meat like a chicken nugget.
The technology could benefit both humans and the environment.
With a single cell, you could theoretically produce the world's annual meat supply. And you could do it in a way that's better for the environment and human health.
The new techniques could also provide a dilemma for vegetarians. Some may feel able to eat meat that has been grown without an animal being harmed."
Interesting that you never get an article in the news that say 'scientists say meat is bad for the environment' or 'scientists say meat is unhealthy for human consumption' but if you read inbetween the lines, that is exactly what this article says.
Will there be vegetarians who will eat this meat? I'm sure there will be. A new term may have to be invented for them. Ethically, I can't see anything wrong - no animal has been harmed. And yet, I can't see myself eating flesh once again.
In Star Trek, meat was produced without the animal, via the transporter 'nano-technology'. A famous quote from the show (TNG) is "we no longer enslave animals for food consumption." Maybe we'll be saying that a lot sooner than expected.
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