Hi there! Thanks for getting in touch! Funny you mention that criticism from atheists... I think the criticisms extend from a right wing bias from my observations. They love to hammer the lefty liberals, a lot of whom take so many issues and go super extreme in their militant approach to whatever has hurt their feelings that week, in some instances this is more anti-meat/dairy than it is pro-vegan.

Me, well, I've just done a lot of research, understand the environmental impacts, health impacts etc., and came to my own conclusion that I want to live longer, be healthier, do my bit for the environment, and stop supporting the inhumane and corrupt industry behind it all. The studies are there in abundance now, not only the negative impacts of an omnivore diet, but also the benefits of a vegan lifestyle. It is common knowledge that processed meat is a type 1 carcinogen, red meat a type 2. See for yourself on the World Health Organisation website. The links between heart disease or diabetes with a diet full of meat and dairy are now widely published in many studies.

The question I often ask to people is, would you eat meat if there were plant based alternatives that tasted exactly the same as meat, had the same texture as meat, etc.? If not, then I seriously question your morality and sanity, when the only differentiator in the above instance is the dead animal flesh. Not so appealing.

Anyway, I look forward to talking further.
Peace, always,
G.A.V.