Jerry Avins wrote:

> Joseph Littleshoes wrote:
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>>Dutch wrote:
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>>>"Joseph Littleshoes" > wrote
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>>>>Isn't gasoline an 'animal product"?
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>>>No, not per se, but production of petroleum products exacts a hefty
>>>toll on animal populations.
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>>I thought the oil in the ground was the remains of dead dinosaurs or
>>other animals?
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> That's a fantasy of Sinclair Oil's. (Remember Dino the dinosaur?)
> Petroleum, like coal, seems to be of plant origin.
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> Jerry

Im almost relieved, as i was typing the above i thought "this cant be
right" plant origin makes more sense. Unfortunately on an abstract
level plants are living things also and we just remove one item from a
diet that still exploits living things, apparently a design flaw.

Animal based oils i suppose are no longer used in the modern west except
for cooking. Though there was a time when whale oil played an important
part.

Even though i still think there are more important things to devout
oneself to than veganism or any of its variations, everyone makes there
own choices.

I can respect 'living lightly' even if i don't feel a particular need to
embrace the life style, "apres moi l'deluge."
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JL