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Lab Grown Meat... would you?
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Yes, things change and people change. But I will not eat lab grown meat - even if it becomes normal.0
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I might try it a long time from now, after others have been more willing to be guinea pigs and they've proven its safe.1
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Sure, why not? Most everything else we eat is grown in a lab in some way, shape or form.1
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It's bizarre that people will eat a burger from a restaurant or fast food place, or a Subway sandwich, having no idea what's in it other than real meat (if it even has that), but wouldn't eat lab-grown meat.11
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LowCarb4Me2016 wrote: »I might try it a long time from now, after others have been more willing to be guinea pigs and they've proven its safe.
Fear not. If it ever becomes commercially available in my lifetime I will guina pig it for you in a heartbeat. The notion itself excites me. It's like being the first to commercially fly to space or make commercial use of nanobots. It's like stepping into the future.0 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »LowCarb4Me2016 wrote: »I might try it a long time from now, after others have been more willing to be guinea pigs and they've proven its safe.
Fear not. If it ever becomes commercially available in my lifetime I will guina pig it for you in a heartbeat. The notion itself excites me. It's like being the first to commercially fly to space or make commercial use of nanobots. It's like stepping into the future.
Maybe in a generation or so we will all be eating lab-grown meat in our biodome on Mars
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amusedmonkey wrote: »LowCarb4Me2016 wrote: »I might try it a long time from now, after others have been more willing to be guinea pigs and they've proven its safe.
Fear not. If it ever becomes commercially available in my lifetime I will guina pig it for you in a heartbeat. The notion itself excites me. It's like being the first to commercially fly to space or make commercial use of nanobots. It's like stepping into the future.
I'm of a more cautious nature so you can have mine. I annoy doctors by refusing medications that haven't been used for a decade or more. I used to feel bad for annoying them but now I consider it a fun side effect. 1 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »LowCarb4Me2016 wrote: »I might try it a long time from now, after others have been more willing to be guinea pigs and they've proven its safe.
Fear not. If it ever becomes commercially available in my lifetime I will guina pig it for you in a heartbeat. The notion itself excites me. It's like being the first to commercially fly to space or make commercial use of nanobots. It's like stepping into the future.
Maybe in a generation or so we will all be eating lab-grown meat in our biodome on Mars
I wish...LowCarb4Me2016 wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »LowCarb4Me2016 wrote: »I might try it a long time from now, after others have been more willing to be guinea pigs and they've proven its safe.
Fear not. If it ever becomes commercially available in my lifetime I will guina pig it for you in a heartbeat. The notion itself excites me. It's like being the first to commercially fly to space or make commercial use of nanobots. It's like stepping into the future.
I'm of a more cautious nature so you can have mine. I annoy doctors by refusing medications that haven't been used for a decade or more. I used to feel bad for annoying them but now I consider it a fun side effect.
The reason I mentioned nanobots is because my friend and I were having a conversation about them, how it would be interesting if there was a targeted nanobot antibiotic that would not touch your gut bacteria, and she said she would never try it because the idea of creepy crawlies parading around her body gives her the heebie jeebies. Some people are just cautious like that, so I understand what you are saying.0 -
Yes, I definitely would. The world is facing a global food crisis within our lifetime as the world population continues to grow, farmland is being used for inedible cash crops, decreasing number of farmers, and I support science and innovation that addresses these issues.
Seeing what the taste people can do today with processed food, I imagine the blandness will be addressed with time. Price right now is out of reach for most, but so were cars and TVs for a time. Now most Americans have one or the other (or both).
I consider myself damn lucky to be able to have the luxury to say I would or would not eat something when so many people, in the US and around the world, are starving.3 -
As long as the cost/taste are there, I'd go for it. The first time I'd be a bit nervous but as long as nothing went wrong, I'd be down.0
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I would totally do it. I'm a sci-fi geek at heart and this would be right up my alley. Bring on the innovation.1
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Remember when they used to have LEADED gas? Then they stopped making it. Your choice then was to use unleaded gas and that was it. So, if their was NOTHING but lab grown meat that was chicken, beef, pork, etc (and you never know) you'd end up being a vegetarian?Yes, things change and people change. But I will not eat lab grown meat - even if it becomes normal.
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Well they are even talking about nanobots to be used for SURGERY in heart, lungs, etc. Pretty exciting times in technology.amusedmonkey wrote: »
The reason I mentioned nanobots is because my friend and I were having a conversation about them, how it would be interesting if there was a targeted nanobot antibiotic that would not touch your gut bacteria, and she said she would never try it because the idea of creepy crawlies parading around her body gives her the heebie jeebies. Some people are just cautious like that, so I understand what you are saying.
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As long as it tastes good and the price is right, I would.
Most of us have already eaten things that were at least partially created in a lab of some sort.
At least they started with actual meat, and not some fake substitute. =P
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Remember when they used to have LEADED gas? Then they stopped making it. Your choice then was to use unleaded gas and that was it. So, if their was NOTHING but lab grown meat that was chicken, beef, pork, etc (and you never know) you'd end up being a vegetarian?Yes, things change and people change. But I will not eat lab grown meat - even if it becomes normal.
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Uh yes. Lol. I can make my own decisions and I can stand by them. I doubt however that there would be no meat other than lab meat - but if so, yes I would be vegetarian. 0 -
Absolutely. I love eating meat but hate supporting the meat industry. Even if it cost more, as long as it tasted good I'd be perfectly fine paying for the guilt free indulgence once in awhile.0
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I'm hoping the future farmer I'm nearly done raising will someday buy a farm and I can invest. Then I could have grass-fed meats from a reliable source without the guilt over factory farming.2
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Remember when they used to have LEADED gas? Then they stopped making it. Your choice then was to use unleaded gas and that was it. So, if their was NOTHING but lab grown meat that was chicken, beef, pork, etc (and you never know) you'd end up being a vegetarian?Yes, things change and people change. But I will not eat lab grown meat - even if it becomes normal.
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Uh yes. Lol. I can make my own decisions and I can stand by them. I doubt however that there would be no meat other than lab meat - but if so, yes I would be vegetarian.
May I ask why you object so strongly to the idea of meat that isn't created by the death of an animal?6 -
LowCarb4Me2016 wrote: »I'm hoping the future farmer I'm nearly done raising will someday buy a farm and I can invest. Then I could have grass-fed meats from a reliable source without the guilt over factory farming.
Oddly enough (just because it is a reasonably uncommon career path these days), my co-worker's son ended up becoming an organic farmer (well, he's still basically training by working at various farms in Washington -- where my grandparents were farmers, so the co-worker knows I am interested). He did this after graduating from Grinnell as a result of some summer job that every had thought was just a fluke thing originally.0 -
If price, taste and texture fit, there's no reason why I wouldn't eat lab grown meat. But then again, I'm an omnivore. Except for bananas and asparagus, there's very little I won't eat or at the very least try.0
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I don't know...the whole thought just makes me feel a little squirrelly inside. I can't quite put my finger on why.
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They'll figure it out with the taste. What's not mentioned here is that it will be practically hormone free, antibiotic free and chances of parasites or any organisms invading are pretty much nil. That's a big plus. And again how much less water, food and waste will be eliminated to raise cattle?
I'd actually eat it to check it out. I've had bland food when I used to compete so I probably won't be that surprised.
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this pretty much sums up how i feel about it. i haven't had meat since i was 11, but i would go all in for a tasty lab substitute that was ethically sound and environmentally sustainable.
veggie burgers are great, veggie chicken is alright, i have never met an acceptable veggie steak.1 -
janejellyroll wrote: »
Remember when they used to have LEADED gas? Then they stopped making it. Your choice then was to use unleaded gas and that was it. So, if their was NOTHING but lab grown meat that was chicken, beef, pork, etc (and you never know) you'd end up being a vegetarian?Yes, things change and people change. But I will not eat lab grown meat - even if it becomes normal.
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Uh yes. Lol. I can make my own decisions and I can stand by them. I doubt however that there would be no meat other than lab meat - but if so, yes I would be vegetarian.
May I ask why you object so strongly to the idea of meat that isn't created by the death of an animal?
Gladly. Its not real meat. It didnt come from a living animal. Its fake. I would not knowingly ever eat lab grown meat. Why are people so bothered that I answered the thread question honestly and want me to just say 'yes' like most here?
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janejellyroll wrote: »
Remember when they used to have LEADED gas? Then they stopped making it. Your choice then was to use unleaded gas and that was it. So, if their was NOTHING but lab grown meat that was chicken, beef, pork, etc (and you never know) you'd end up being a vegetarian?Yes, things change and people change. But I will not eat lab grown meat - even if it becomes normal.
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Uh yes. Lol. I can make my own decisions and I can stand by them. I doubt however that there would be no meat other than lab meat - but if so, yes I would be vegetarian.
May I ask why you object so strongly to the idea of meat that isn't created by the death of an animal?
Gladly. Its not real meat. It didnt come from a living animal. Its fake. I would not knowingly ever eat lab grown meat. Why are people so bothered that I answered the thread question honestly and want me to just say 'yes' like most here?
I wasn't bothered, I was just curious. Just to clarify, the meat would be real. There wouldn't be anything fake about it -- it would just have been grown in different conditions.
Avoiding lab-grown meat seems to me like avoiding hydroponic vegetables or refusing to associate with people who were conceived via reproductive technology.
I'm not sure why "someone had to die for me to eat this" is the defining characteristic of meat instead of a more basic definition like "animal flesh."
Again, this isn't me being bothered -- this is a debate area and people will often ask follow up questions when a position strikes them as unclear or if they're curious about it.8 -
If it's free of bacteria then it might be worth it. Doesn't seem like it would taste very good though.0
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The day they only "grow" meat will be the day I turn into a vegetarian lol1
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If it tasted the same and cost the same or was cheaper, yes!0
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jpoehls9025 wrote: »The day they only "grow" meat will be the day I turn into a vegetarian loljpoehls9025 wrote: »The day they only "grow" meat will be the day I turn into a vegetarian lol
I'd still give my eating habits a name to differentiate myself from others.1 -
Unlikely. I went vegetarian for ethical reasons. Although this would address those reasons, my digestive health has never been better.1
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I'm not sure I'd trust the meat to have the same nutritional quality as naturally occurring meat. No liver, no glands, is the meat going to be the same without input from the rest of the body?
I'd like to first go after invasive species. If something needs to be hunted to local extinction, the human appetite is a great tool. If it is something we can't eat or is unappetizing, it could still go to making fertilizer or something.1
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