However, I also realize that a lot of people get frustrated with these topics if it means that their diet is put in the spotlight of being “bad.” And they have the right to be frustrated, though I still think there’s a lot they could learn about all of these issues at hand.

So, I’m kind of curious to talk about these issues and what it all means from an evolutionary point of view. As a major proponent of evolution, it’s interesting looking at just about everything in life and being able to tie so much back to evolution.

With our diet, things can be tricky and convoluted, but I believe everyone has a horse in this race and there’s truly no right or wrong.

So let’s start out with the design of our teeth. Honestly, our teeth and the way they’ve evolved over time shows that humans are meant to be omnivorous. This directly supports meat eaters’ opinions that we are a part of the food chain and, quite frankly, we’re dominant at the top and always will be.

However, this doesn’t go to say that the conversation is over right then and there.

I think that meat eaters could, at the very least, attempt to track where their meat is sourced from (in order to support farms that are environmentally responsible as well as humane to their animals). I also think that meat eaters could benefit from incorporating a variety of foods into their diet. The more red meat you eat, the more unhealthy you are. Just as well, the more red meat you eat, the more you’ll be supporting environmental issues such as global warming with the release of methane into the air by tons of cattle. So, it’s not that vegans believe everyone should be vegan (although I’m sure there are some out there that do). It’s that vegans believe people should be more conscious of their diet and at least attempt to see where meat is sourced from, what the impact is, and all of those other concerns.

Being conscious of what you eat is a good thing. No one is asking you to change your diet completely. It’s just all about a responsibility to our world and its inhabitants, more than anything.