Is there any sort of correlation between Atheism, and Vegetarianism?

As a atheist, I hold rationality to high level, and when presented with the arguments for vegetarianism, I had an obligation to change my dietary habits.


I do not know of many other atheists or vegetarians to compile a conclusion.


Of course, there are no causal effects.








No, I'm not a 15 year old emotional girl - I'm male who has played semi professional hockey. Please do not assume the stereotypes.|||I've had that thought myself. I am a well educated atheist, who is also a vegetarian. I have respect for animals and do not believe they are here for my own personal use. I find slaughter in any form barbaric.|||Well, I'm a 35-year-old female atheist vegetarian. Add me to your list. :)|||I'm vegetarian and atheist.





Usually, vegetarians seem more spiritual than most people so I'd say there's no correlation between the two.





Why would there be anyway? One's a diet choice and the other's a religious choice.|||Well, I was a vegetarian. I'm thinking of becoming one again after having read about some benefits and arguments for it.|||Not that I'm aware of.





I'm an atheist and a member of peta-people eating tasty animals.





We're by nature omnovores.|||no.....CHEESEBURGERS ROCK...PIZZA AND SUBS...|||I am an Atheist and not a vegetarian, so I would have to say no.|||Its natural to eat animals, so i see no reason not to feast off their carcass, but there's not much more of a relationship b/w atheism and vegetarianism than with theism and vegetarianism.|||I ask that as an atheist continue to be real and live within reality. What one eats has nothing to do with his mind, but all to do with his or her taste or body feelings. Religionists will try anything to get you to go their way, so eat whatever you like, drink whatever to like, date whatever girls you like and you will not become a fundie and you can remain an atheist.|||prime rib, fresh blackened trout, gyros...





I eat meat in moderation, wear leather and am an atheist.|||i don't think so. for me i'm so used to eating meat i don't think i could handle just fruits and vegetables|||i'm a vegetarian atheist too! high five! the only vegetarian friend i have is also an atheist. i think atheists are more free to think for themselves and form a personal set of morals, so maybe that could cause correlation. a lot of religions teach that animals were "created" for the sole purpose of feeding humans, which i think is totally arrogant :(





and vegetarianism isn't for sissies! though i actually do fit the stereotype of a weakling teenage girl, haha|||I can make as good an argument for eating meat as not eating meat. I choose meat because it is so damn tasty. It was the clincher,also there are not many vegetables that I actually like.(most taste like clay or grass)|||No and although I have respect for animals and don't believe we have dominion over them, I still eat "domesticated" animals. Logically if we didn't eat domesticated animals, they wouldn't have a life at all because they only live (albeit short) because we like to eat them. By eating them I give them life. I think it's logically sound, but I'm interested to see how you might find a fault with that logic.





Edit: Also, if anything there is a correlation between atheists and seeing reality for what it is. Humans evolving as "omnivores" is part of that reality. It's natural for humans to eat meat.





Edit: Ok, you almost have a point, but you neglected the fact that we are naturally omnivores. That is the way we evolved. By your logic a lion is ignoring the right of a zebra to live by ripping it's throat out and eating it. What about the lions right to live? You make it sound like we live in a perfect world that isn't "red in tooth and claw". Are you sure you are an atheist? because this logic sounds so much like an nonthinking Christian's: "If you give life to a human baby, you do not have the right to kill the baby (regardless of your intentions of giving life to the child). By your logic, you should not object to test tube human baby farms which farm for baby brains"





They like to make completely irrelevant and illogical analogies like this. We aren't cannibals so your analogy is lame. You thinking other people should follow your UNNATURAL beliefs is no different than Christians expecting people to not perform the natural act of masturbating. If you chose to not eat animals then that is great, but lets be realistic hear, evolution is all about eating other animals and plants. Why don't you care about plants, they have a right to live too? Oh, you say we grow domesticated plants so we are actually giving them a life they wouldn't have otherwise. Where do you draw the line on what is fair game to eat? Bacteria, insects, clams, shrimp, fish, how about those chicken eggs you eat that kills all those baby chicks (you NEED protein), mice, pigs .... They are all very small steps up in intelligence, so who are you to say where one is ok to eat and anything above that isn't?|||I am vegetarian and not an atheist. although i do not claim any other religions either...i am no more of an atheist than I am a christian. I think there are lots of atheist vegetarians, i do not think the correlate though. For some people, their ideas behind the two might twist together, but in general they are two separate thoughts.|||I never really though about it. I'm a normal omnivore. I did notice that for the FFRF convention you have a choice of fish/meat, or vegetarian but I think most places do that now.|||do puck jocks ever


turn vegetarian from


losing many teeth?|||I'm rational enough to realise that vegetarianism would lead to the extinction of most farm animals if everyone did it, maybe you aren't.





Besides, what about the vegetarian religions?|||No meat to their arguments.|||Connection to the natural world is about the only connection. Human beings have eyes looking forward, the natural make-up of a predator; our teeth are designed for eating meat.





Ideology has less to do with our food preferences, than personal choices. Theology only applies to applicable religions (ie: Hindus don't eat beef, Jews don't eat pork, etc.), humans are free to eat as they chose, regardless of religion.