Probably. I could probably live without wine too. Probably both are a good idea. Probably won't do either one.

Scientifically proven that humans only evolved our higher cognitive brains because our ancestors ate meat. We only have wisdom teeth back from when we were plant eaters. We grew canines when we started eating meat. Human beings have a biological requirement to ingest protein. It builds muscles, tendons, and brain tissues among other things. Fact.

I live without meat just fine, as do many others. It is not hard (otherwise I wouldn't do it!) and it's cheaper than buying meat (for me). All the nutrients the human body needs can be found in plant-based foods. Of course not everyone will or wants to have a vegan diet - that would be an unrealistic expectation. I encourage education about vegan or plant-based diets because everything I was ever told about protein and iron coming solely from meat is wrong. I was really surprised!

Isn't PETA the group that puts healthy dogs and cats to sleep? I know what PETA supposedly stands for. You might want to tell your friend to really look into PETA.

I can but I thought humans were omnivores? Vitamin B12( cobalamin) cannot be synthesised in the human body by itself and must be obtained from the outside. Thus making it a "vitamin". It is vital to human health and must be obtained.

Wikipedia has it,

No fungi, plants, or animals (including humans) are capable of producing vitamin B12. Only bacteria and archaea have the enzymes needed for its synthesis. Some substantial sources of B12 include animal products (shellfish, meat), fortified foods, and dietary supplements.

I will consider obtaining vitamin B12 from other sources, if need arises but I will not shame whoever choses otherwise.

No shame in eating meat.

Not all soil on this planet is fertile enough to grow crops.

Go to Mongolia, you can't grow much crops but the land will support enough grazing for livestock.
I think this applies to the Steppe and any other less fertile and dry area.
There, meat is not cruelty, meat is not luxury. Meat is suitable given the environment.

People like that are being hypocritical. What's the difference between eating meat and plants? You can see a face on animals and not on plants and we have emotions when it comes to that. There have been studies done that show that plants warn other plants in the area when they are being harmed. So we kill and eat plants just like we kill and eat animals. If you are in the vicinity of a hungry animal, they're going to try to eat your ass...and I don't mean in the kinky way. That's how this planet and ecosystem has been formed. That's the way it is. I am an animal lover too, and have been conflicted about this topic for a long time. I love ribs. I understand where they came from though. I am partial towards dogs because I have an emotional connection to most of them, unless they are trying to rip my arm off. So I'm also being hypocritical. I think I just understand the entirety of what's going on a little bit better than the hypocrite that doesn't even know they're killing living plants and smile as it's going down their throats to be digested in their stomach. Nutrition comes from nutritious living systems. Lab food is a different story. I don't know nearly as much about that. Is meat grown in a lab "alive"? You can't get nutrition from wood or rock. Either you get the nutrition that you need in nature, or you die. The end.

I probably could live without meat, but I choose not to. By nature human beings are omnivors. and there is no reason to apologize for that.

yup. havnt eaten meat for over 30 years. Tbh when i walk past a butchers display it looks like something out of a horror film

I don't think I can. I love a good steak from time to time. I especially love BBQ

I probably could, but it wouldn't be much of a life.

I can but have no desire to do so. I have a wildly varied diet. I cooked vegetarian, vegan, paleo and keto depending on how I feel on that particular day.

I have for years now. My physicals keep improving. I never missed it

I lived with a vegan for about a year. I tried her diet, which she was amazingly good at making the yummy. But I grew weaker and weaker, to the point were one day she came home with the funniest assortment of meat and threw it on the counter saying, "This diet is not for you." I went back to my carnivourous ways and EVERYTHING improved....haha....she was one of those that 'got away'. She was awesome, but she had a college opportunity that I couldn't let her pass up. She wanted me to come with her, but I think you have to be single to appreciate college life.

I was a vegan for some years, vegetarian for more. I now eat seafood and some dairy/eggs. Because I must. My heart still wishes I didn't contribute to factory farming, but my physiology requires I consume some animal protein. Everyone is different and you must listen to your body/physiology to find what works best for you. As for the above statement referencing PETA - I will never support PETA again. Here's why:
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And that is just for starters.
Anyway.... Sorry for getting off-topic.

We are all built of the same building blocks (mostly) and as long as there enough feedstock from other building blocks having the essential components coming through our mouth, does it really matter?. Would find veganism difficult as I was born into a meat handling business.

Yes we will live without meat if we have to. I will make dishes containing meat but I'm not going to order meat when I dine out-prefer seafood always. Just made beef stroganoff with mushrooms.

There is no way I could go with out meat. If all animals died but humans I would probably become a cannibal.

I already joined PETA, People Eating Tasty Animals. You can live without meat but, to get all the amino acids that a developing brain requires a child has to eat huge quanities of certain foods, that is why some places consider feeding children a vegan diet child abuse.

Sometimes I eat at Taco Bell but I don't think they use real meat

of course, I can but my living still involves many deaths. if you lose the wolf you kill the grass.

I would like to do without and like veggies better than the meat but i eat as little meat as possible.

I went Vegan back in my college years. Even with supplements, I developed anemia and stopped having my period. My seizures got much worse, and I started stuttering. I didn't get better until I started eating red meat again.

These years, besides the increasing number of Autistic children needing speech therapy, I see a lot of kids born to Vegan birth mother's. Turns out that children of Vegans tend to have a L-carnitine Deficiency, which is linked with both low IQ and language deficits.

We get L-carnitine mostly from red meat. I try to buy Organic, Free Range meat so the animals had a decent quality of life.

If you call that living...

I do and it's super easy. It's just like living without God actually. Don't need it.