One thing he left out--what is used to make meat taste so good? Ah yes, plants! In seasoning--the use of herbs and spices--enhances the flavor. Without seasoning, most everyone (in this day and age at least) wouldn't participate in the consumption of meat. And there are plant-based alternatives (with similar texture) that we can season in the same we do meat minus the cruelty and it can taste pretty spot on.

O really think that vegans should just consume their own produce to make sure that they will not contribute to any death of animals during land preparation in vege farms

Its is called life, what nature has set for us as a part of the animal kingdom, its called the food chain

@@user-uo6fu2ff2f lmao

Radagast 11 lol, lion need to survive. we don't need to eat dead animals

This! Made for a real nice change

Yup it's usually him forcing his ridiculous ideas on others.

Born Yesterday So you think that Ed didn't do that this time, that is nice.

Born Yesterday could you elaborate on that? How is having a street debate forcing your ideas on others? It’s not about forcing anything. If anything the meat and dairy industry forces schools and doctors to advertise their products. Vegans are forced to see meat adverts everywhere they go. Kids are usually forced to finish their dinner even if they don’t want to eat meat. There’s many videos of kids online getting upset and not wanting to eat meat but you see their parents forcing them to do so. Again, could you elaborate on how having a debate and going against societies norms is forcing an idea on others? You willingly clicked on his video. Nobody is holding a gun to anyone’s head, apart from the cows and pigs who are being bolt gunned to death. So please, elaborate on how he is forcing his ideas on others?

@@madeleineb9543 how sad, the poor children are forced to finish their food. At least they have food. Their parents work for the food they put on the table and they'll be wasteful if they allow their child throw it away. No seriously y'all need to offer all this meat you don't want to the tons of children I come in contact with here in my country. They will cry and thank you asking God to bless you for your kindness. Parents are doing what they can okay? Not everyone has the access to this lifestyle like you. Try to understand.

Good on you for learning, adapting and making the compassionate choice so many are too scared to make. 🙂❤️

That's amazing :)

I also went vegan about 4-5 months ago. What I always seem to struggle with is protein an B12, since I have a very active lifestyle. Any tipps on resolving this issue?

@@2DaysOld Soy milk and nutritional yeast are my go tos.

@@2DaysOld Ever considered protein shakes? Like bodybuilders drink? Ohh and also, an active lifestyle needs Carbs way more than protein. Carbs give you energy, not protein. ;)

He's a great speaker and we need as many people speaking up for the animals as possible! Thank you for wanting to become the best advocate for the animals as possible. ☺️

something i have to do more!

@Happy Carnivore yet here you are…

What arguments ?

@Happy Carnivore I don't think it's that they seek it, people who advocate do not typically stay quite, the whole point of the advocation, do I agree with the ones that get aggressive about it? No, of course not, but those are the ones that let their emotions get the best of them. At the end of the day nobody is really right because this sort of thing comes down to whether or not you care about the other species of animals, and to give it to you straight, I don't. Not gonna lie about it.

Duncan Harbison xD ahahahahaha

Hahahaha! Awesome comment!!

😂😂

Duncan Harbison highly upsetting, shall we take to the streets?

Awesome!

He doesn’t get talked over he talks over people so his inaccurate information isn’t challenged

Ratikant Sharma he doesn’t use any facts or proof

@@Assassin99584 nt 10 iq

@@SedgeII more like -10 iq

@AKS Exactly, couldn't have said it better

Thank you for taking a stand against this injustice. 🙂❤️

Explain to me how it's not ok to kill an animal for food (primal need). But it is OK to kill millions of animals in order to move from place to place (transportation). This entire speech was ludicrous.

@@glp.1337 If you don't understand the difference between doing something by accident and something on purpose, you've already lost.

@@NoInjusticeLastsForever Oh of course! How did I miss the possibility of him putting his clothes on by accident. Maybe he fell into them. And he might have bought them by accident as well. And instead of using any form of transportation on purpose, he might have just teleported to that show. You're right. How lost I was...

@@glp.1337 ?

Welcome to the right side of history ❤️

@@NoInjusticeLastsForever thank you, my mentality is so strong now that I'm never going back

same here!! I wanted to go vegan the first time when i was around 11 years old, but considering my parents cooked for me and they always put meat in the dishes i just didnt manage to do it. I often tried to experiment and at least remove the sausage for breakfast and stuff like that, but i was having a really hard time with it. I was doing that on and off for a couple of years till i finally managed to go vegetarian when i was 16 years old. Now I'm 19 and managed to go vegan a couple months ago. It was really hard for me, but I'm so proud I did it and I even influenced the way my parents eat. They are not vegan themselves, but at least my mom reduced her meat consumption greatly and switched completely to oatmilk.

​@@annanas.arts1404this is bonkers pal

Do you know if you have the genetics that make veganism healthy or harmful for you?

Something about this makes me think Maggie has 0 idea what she is talking about, I do in fact, NOT CARE

@@atlas2296 Sociopaths do exist.

@@AnnikaOrne Wow you can use the word Sociopath! You are such a big boy!

@@atlas2296 people didn’t not care about the Jews in concentration camps. They just didn’t know that much about it.

@@WilliamRMcLovin you are very wrong to use this analogy. Please never talk.

🤟🤟🤟

Noice

Thank you Trey. Lots of recipes on line and KZfaqrs to help out.

It's pretty simple once you look into it a bit. I've been vegan for years now and I only wish I had done it sooner.

Don't fall for the propaganda. Dont fall for the lies. Eat meat. Its normal, nutritious, and healthy.

Same!!!!!

Good for you. Started about 8 years ago and it's the best thing I've ever done for my life and my soul. It's like a weight was lifted off of my heart. Also, my health is beyond measure now. I'm 53 and run 6 miles a day. Climb 3 days a week and ride up to 100 miles a week when it's warm. And plant based food powers it all. :) Good luck to you. :)

Awesome! It's a beautiful life🌈❣️

@@simuliid It's not his life, it's his diet.

Veganism isn't just a diet though. You should look up the definition and familiarise yourself with the topic before commenting on it.

@@JordanDecay Not everything needs to be looked up. I lived in a world in which vegans exist for decades. I've talked with vegans, I worked with vegans, I've even been a vegan. If some dictionary out there says that veganism is a lifestyle, it is simply wrong.

No doubt my friend.

More like ever. I've been doing this for almost 30 years. He is absolutely the best I have ever encountered.

Research the other side in earnest,veganism is dangerous for health and the environment.

@@RunninQHsRock Please my friend, show us why you say that. Why is veganism dangerous to our health and the enviromment?

@@Matesponja he just said do your ownn damn research, gosh!

Wheat and crops are fertziled by animal products such as bone meal and blood products and fish products therefore there is no such thing as a vegan diet its in possible

@@nevilleoreilly3106 but most people define veganism as limiting your use of animal products to what is practically possible

@@nevilleoreilly3106 we wouldn't have to fertilizer with animal products if we didn't kill them by the billions....what else do you think they'd do with that amount of cow pies? Crazy. I grow most of my food myself without animal products or chemicals. Veganism isn't perfection.

Yes, sound is very very low. I had to stand very near the computer to hear it.

I have to hold it up to my ear it’s so low volume

Thanks!!

Great comment!

No mention of protein and how quality of protein is low within vegan diets

@@michaelchareka1175 dude, if that was really a problem for vegans, our numbers in the global north wouldn't have gone from around a dozen to around 10 million in circa 75 years (between 1944, when the vegan society was established and now... and that 10 million is probs an underestimation).... google 'plant-based sources of amino acids', read what dr. greger says about it, listen to how the pros do it (e.g. Patrik Baboumian) you won't find solutions to the 'protein problem' from vegan sceptics, cause they are not really interested in letting people know about the existing solutions. three quarters of a century of experimentation has gone into it, it's all out there, free information, google is your friend.

@Michael Chareka 4:32 animals as necessity. He specifically talks about how vegan diets can be healthy and actually protein is a really easy one to sort out (nuts, chickpeas, beans, protein powders for sports people etc.). If you're looking at Vitamin B12 and other similar needs, then yes supplements are necessary for a vegan diet, but that doesn't mean that meat is necessary.

there is a big difference between a stage talk where he is free and doesnt answer anything and strangers telling you again and again the same excuse and ignoring the facts, of course the second one triggers most vegans a bit

My issue isn't being calm. That's the easy part. My issue is saying anything at all.

@@yasinhenfs4540if you’ve seen him interact with people in debate, he carries himself the same way though. He is an exemplary debater.

Watch on youtube video - "Vegans: The Epitome of Malnourishment"

@@Mrzaqwaz Watch on youtube video - 'The Game Changers' ; 'What The Health' ; 'The Plant-Based Diet'

@@smoothcriminal5650 I'm eat meat. What a waste of time that would be.

@@Mrzaqwaz I have watched "Vegans: The Epitome of Malnourishment". It is about people who eat a very unbalanced diet, a lot of them with an eating disorder. As with all diets, you have to eat a variety of foods and have a balanced diet. Now go to a hospital and see all the non-vegan people with obesitas, bypasses because their arteries are clogged of all the cholesterol, have diabetes etc. etc.... Shouldn't be to hard, the hospitals are filled with them.

Андрей Гуринович go outside and watch the American obesity and heart disease epidemic.

If you think Ed is spectacular, then you'll find some of the actual philosophers whom have written on this topic to be intriguing, much more so than Ed. Look up Tom Regan's speeches, Dan Dambrowski and Michael Huemer (recently did an interview discussing this). There's a plethora of material in the literature to read, including the guys I mentioned above.

@@TheAster3 Thanx for the recommendations! I will start with Tom Regan then...

Did you just say “His rhetoric is free from violence?”

@@lonelycake4114 Eating locally actually destroys the climate even more cause those animals use up more land than factory animals...

@@lonelycake4114 No, it's called simple logic... How do factory farm animals use up more land than local????

I like this man because his has arguments and is actually logical in what he says. However some of his arguments are invalid, because eating meat doesn’t necessary mean that we support making animals suffer or stress. What vegans commonly show are violent images of animal industry that are cruel to animals, but most vegans imply that this is the case for EVERY industry or animal farms. I do not support the violence, the stress or suffering certain industries inflict to animals, however I support killing them if it is painless. Doing it without inflicting any pain or stress is responsible, plus don’t vegans believe in God, paradise or reincarnation? Either way, it is better for animals to live a short life, then reincarnate in a better place or go to paradise, than living a long and boring life on Earth, like what can a cow do to enjoy life besides eating, sleeping and reproducing? It is proven that doing the same things again and again makes time seems very short, like if you play CoD everyday for one year and only doing that, you would be surprised how fast this year would pass. So it doesn’t matter for the cow to live a year or twenty like that, it would feel the same. Habits make time short. Plus if everyone turned vegan, then animals would reproduce naturally, given that humans will soon need more and more space, what would happen when animals take too much space for us humans to live? The solution? Support producing animal products in a responsible way. It doesn’t change the fact that we can eat meat, plus products made in a responsible way are of better quality because stress and suffering really degrade the final products. And what is wrong with killing animals in the responsible way? Ok they don’t always want to die, but do they also necessarily want to live either? As I wrote earlier, habits makes time short, but if you were, let’s say, eating alone, sleeping, and playing video games alone (or maybe just staring at nature) everyday in your life, sometimes reproducing with a random person, and having your parents, and children doing the same things everyday during your whole life, and not caring about them at all after a little while after being born or giving birth, to the point of not noticing them missing, then would you mind if they were dead, and would you also mind dying tomorrow or in two years, or dying naturally? What I just described is the whole life of a chicken in a responsible farm. They had the time enjoy everything life could possibly offer to them before dying instantly without pain, and without knowing they would die. That’s my point of view on this whole debate, but did someone actually read all my comment after reading that I support killing animals painlessly, and properly reflected about that before replying to me and insulting me because I am not vegan?

@@esoxy Hey, you should watch Ed's videos, he already answered all your questions.

@@vnr4164 Actually I was testing if anyone was gonna insult me lol

Yay! U got this :)

You can do it ! If it’s too much of a shock you can start slowly by going vegetarian. Just be patient with yourself if needed. the choice to cut out meat is a blessed one

He probably tuckered himself out after releasing an hour long documentary that was pretty much just that.

@@wisemage0 it has its place. Some people need to be shocked others respond better to this calm approach.

I should add that I myself found the films earthlings deeply affecting.

@@tasha3939 Actually it is true and who are you to tell me what my life experiences have been? You don't know me and you've never been a part of my life.

@@tasha3939 How about not being like the meat eaters bleu describes, and bleu not pushing veganism to you if you tell them you don't want to hear it?

@@tasha3939 You don't get to decide that MY life experiences aren't true. I am not shoving anything down your throat and if you have such a huge problem with vegans and veganism then why are you watching a pro-vegan video on KZfaq?

Latasha Brown “I’m not hurting anyone.” Well, you are. You’re hurting the animals. Do you like animals? Do you think it’s wrong to be unnecessarily cruel to them? Why pay to support it, then?

Seems to me like some percentage of humans are just intolerant in general, and both meat-eaters and vegetarians/vegans fall into that category at roughly equal proportions. Just because you've never pressured someone doesn't mean others haven't. Similarly, just because many meat-eaters have pressured you doesn't mean that all or even most are pressuring the vegan/vegetarian group. The most extreme people (in either direction) are often the loudest.

Funny because my biggest regret in life is going vegetarian at the age of 12.

@@themudpit621 Then you obviously didn’t go vegetarian correctly, or for the right reasons

Same with me. It was so much easier than I thought it would be, and I wish I would have gone vegan sooner!

Yes mine too Bill...thank god for social media really shedding light and people like Ed and Peta

me too

The vegan restaurant that he has, the money that he invested in selling stuff to vegans, the rags that he wears to seem more humble. Ed is great businessman.

@@democratictotalitariansoci1462 isn't his restaurant non-profit??

@Jules wtf😂

I don’t know if he has a restaurant etc. but if he does: so what? Since when is it despicable to run a business, and in this case one that is aligned with his values and beliefs. Nonsense!

​@@lunamargherita Where did you read anything despicable in my comment? You are having quite negative imagination, go eat some sugar, or something.

Good for you man. Spread awareness. It feels good too. And don't worry if you know your facts you will win every argument.

Veganism is definitely the way to go! Good job :)

world no1 boyband member. Yeah. I’ve already started to slightly convert some family members by switching them to oat milk and meat alternatives once in a while. But moreover just calmly provoking moral discussions

Ash yes I will definitely never look back

@@lucaso62828 yea. Go slow.people closest to you are the hardest to change.

Haha same

LOL You need someone else to tell you why you ride so hard for your cause 😂.. I'm guessing most vegans are unable to fullydefend their position based off of there own feelings opposed to having someone have to give them generic arguments to use to combat meat eaters?

All of this information can be sourced! Thank you!

Some people just have a hard time explaining to meat eaters why we are vegan because not everyone is the best at giving speeches!!! :) that’s okay. Sending love!

@@DahRocker Thanks a lot for the timings. Lots of love!

NIALL CONLON instead of attacking the message, he will attack the messenger!!! Hilarious!

Check out Phill wollens on the matter he has great speeches all though I think Ed is for sure one of the best on this subject.

@@s7r49 Lol there are in principle no opposing arguments that are factual and consistent.. but okay ill check it out

@@s7r49 So i started to check Dr Shawn and im presented with a flat out lie, good start for your opposing arguments lol!

S7R4 Wasn‘t she talking about hydrated fats? Because those are indeed not beneficial at all for our bodies and I do not believe she said that „plant fats“ are killing us

S7R4 Like basically all the good fats come from vegetables, nuts and seeds. I don‘t really understand what you are talking about

It's kinda obvious really when you consider human food production produces animal food as a waste product. Sugar beet for example contains roughly 16% sugar. This means for 1pound or rafined sugar we produce roughly 4pounds of animal feed (not suiable for human consumption).

@@bdnnijs192 there are deterrent ways of making sugars' am sure even with it's depleated sugar content it would still be a useful fuel for power plants, or just compost it and put it back on the fields for the next crop?

@@dh2032 "just compost it and put it back on the fields for the next crop?" Are you asking me if this is a better use of inedible plant-waste? This seems like something you'd better fact-check BEFORE making up your mind about the conclusion. Not all crops do well on compost, not all plants do well on all compost, and turning plantwaste directly into high quality food via animals seems like a pretty efficient way to go. It seems you're tryng to push an oversimplified one size doesn't quite fit all solution to agriculture to support an outcome you reached for reasons completely unrelated to agricultural science. p.s. I'm not sure what you hope to achieve by suggesting alternative ways of sugar production. Usually the choice for sugar-beet or sugar cane depends on the climate involved.

Thats because the vast majority of farmland is used to produce vegan food.

@@bdnnijs192 composting of sugar-beet or sugar cane, well sugar-beet is a root vegetable (sort if anyone would eat it as vegetable ) if un harvested, would just rot in the ground like organic item does? and sugar cane, is generally, set on fire, as part of it harvesting, (at least that what do in Television AD's say) so some of the plant go's back in the ground as some sort of ash already with out a problems?

Agreed : )

It is indeed gold. Fools gold.

Ming I’m just curious if there’s a opposite book. If there is, I would imagine vegans would laugh at it maybe.

My wife and i had an excellent vegan meal today at EDOs

Rudy's Pizza!

I just want to thank you because it must not have been easy 10 years ago. So if we have that many vegan products today, it's because of vegans like you who showed the way ❤️

What if the animals don't want him on their side?

@@cock1441 Why wouldn't they ?

@@woodsss5521 why wouldn't they?? You don't even know the answer 😂😂 Pathetic You vegans speak for animals when you don't even know if or not they want us on their side

You guys crack me up

@@cock1441 So 2 options, people that do not kill you and respect you OR people that slaughter you, torture you to eat you. Who do you think the animals will choose ? When they kill animals in slaughterhouses, the animals make horrible noises and try to escape. How do you explain that. Seriously dude..

Nope. They are all logical fallacies or half-truhts. Standars vegan diet production causes more sentient animals to die than production of grassfed beef. It is also worse for the soil and environment.

@@marcusgarvey9933 logical fallacies or half-truths ? I highly recommend you to rewatch the video , maybe you missed a lot of points

@@marcusgarvey9933 the meat industry is causing so many suffer to animals , the standard vegan diet production is nothing compared to it !

@@marcusgarvey9933 and finally the meat production is far worst for the environment

@@marcusgarvey9933 so many animals are suffering , so we really have to be honest with ourselves and be aware of the impact of our choices

Actually meat so a necessity because it contains vitamin B12 and does not exist in leafy greens or veg products. But it is there in nutritional yeast in small amount and it is artificially added with animal products . My mom forced a vegan diet on me when I was 13 years old and I had to go to the hospital and the doctor told us that I wasn't getting vitamins and iron. And they recommended that I eat meat because it does not exist in leafy greens . A vegan diet is lethal without modern supplement believe it or not.

@@felciajacintha6613 Theres right ways to go Vegan and there isn't..Vegan 1yr nd I'm not deficient in iron b12 or vitamins..B12 I get it from fortified milks cereals nd yes nutritional yeast plus also supplements..which isn't too much for me to do..some reading planning nd a tiny sacrifice for the over a trillion of animals dying each year for Veganism really helps..so no meat is not a necessity just because you failed at it

Exactly they add b12 in cereal and yeast chemically from animal carcases so you aren't vegan since you consume animal products .

@@felciajacintha6613 B12 doesnt originate in animals or plants..the reason animals have it is because there supplemented it or they eat manure nd Veganism isn't perfect

@@soulekgonzalez5159 then we shouldn't call it veganism lmfao

Did you get vaccinated?

@@mexifry222 yes

@@mexifry222 . I did. And I recommend you do too, if you haven't already. For your own sake and for the sake of those around you, specially older people or with fragile health. The vaccine can prevent the most severe scenarios.

@@paulojrmsantos8 did you forgot your first comm already ? =))

@@mexifry222 well played 😂

OMYGOSH I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY! That’s such a good idea!!!

They are.

Only rich people killing animals and don't eat it because of choice when you have no choice you will eating human meat so stop make lesson to people

@@pandipandahs6940What? Stop killing animals for fun dude, it’s the cheapest diet globally.

@@pandipandahs6940 what

I hope for good .... ;-)

@@hermannkastner4036 like grilled chicken

@@AaaaBbbb-iq6cz In German Language we say "DUMMIAN" to you .... :-)

@@hermannkastner4036 why thank you that's cute,

for i believe vegans are narcissists

The animals thank you. ❤️

Science Reactions - edit 25 months not years . 👍

@@tom4412 I've been vegan since before you were even an urge between your father's legs.

@ShapeShiftingVegan I’m in a physically demanding job. So I feel I need animal protein in my diet. I tried being vegan, found that I didn’t even have the energy to get up in the morning.

@ShapeShiftingVegan thank you very much for your advice. But I’m not going to go vegan or even vegetarian. Best wishes to you

How's it going pal?

Goodjob brainwashing yourselves with lies

Wait did you think Farm animals were raised in 5 star Hotels? They aren't treated badly they are animals. They would have it much Harder in the Wild.

@@asandax6 Oh so you're saying that if they have it tougher in the wild (which they actually don't) that makes it ok to abuse them yourself. Also I knew they were treated badly It's different when you watch the whole process with your own eyes.

@Rishee Sreenivasan you say this like it's everywhere like that.

Good job! Keep it up ☺️🎉

@@marjoy That is great! How are you now?)

Rock on 🤘

will ask you in 5 years:)))

shame, you will regret it

Well done! ✊🌱

Yay, congratulation! :)

Well done

Well done on your positive choice 😊🌱💚

Same with me but instead of Ed it's meat

@@ermmm..._i_am_mason we evolved because we ate meat and vegans get sick more

@@ermmm..._i_am_masonAll the vegans I know get sick and are not strong and tbh most are full of anger full no reason....meat lowers stress hormones and without meat we would not have evolved the way we did....u dont care about life its a trend for u i bet u support abortion?

@@raymondflores5176 😒🙄

@@nostalgia6068 i love joana ceddia!!! hope shes not a dude canada be weird like dat

Raymond Flores personal anecdotes are not a sufficient argument. he said in the video and you can look it up for yourself, meat is known to cause many types of cancers, diabetes, heart disease and stroke while veganism is known to reverse 14 of the 15 leading causes of death in the world. you think vegans are weak? well the only person to qualify for the olympics in weightlifting for america was a vegan in 2016, and he also won a gold medal in weightlifting at that olympics. further, what you said about meat lowering stress hormones is just wrong. that's not supported by any scientific literature, you literally came up with that on the spot because you don't want to admit eating meat is wrong. How can you be against killing an organism that isn't sentient and isn't even visible to the human eye that is inside of another human being acting like a parasite, but you're fine with abusing, mutilating, artificially inseminating, forcibly impregnating live, fully sized sentient animals who feel pain and don't want to die

While I think it's a moral obligation for all of us to be vegan, some people are in a better situation than others to make it actually happen. Great work on being determined enough to make it happen. Keep going!

So happy to hear that, keep rockin !

While you probably can everyone else might not be able to for economic reasons.

@@jamesmejia2955 Cheapest foods on the planet are vegan, thus ruining your claim.

@@jamesmejia2955 I thought like that once, but the thing is when you cut out meat, dairy and all the non-vegan products, you'll be buying vegan products instead. So it's basically around the same price range. But yes, when a product is rarer then it's higher in price. In third world countries (like mine) vegan products are a bit more pricey. but even still, as i said being vegan / non-vegan is still about the same price range (if not cheaper ! ) What I'm trying to say is no matter where you are, if you have access to shops that sell organic - Vegan - stuff (maybe shops in your capital cities?) then there's no good reason not to be vegan. It may be harder in third world countries but not impossible. Cheers 🥃

check out carnivoremd on youtube. many things that has been said in this video are simply not true and misleading unfortunately. but more importantly, we can't argue with health. Ive done some research on actual health, the actual nutrients we need (without supplements and chemically processed foods that most vegans use daily to keep it up) are in animals, that's how we've evolved over a couple million years. also, plants dont want to be eaten either, and since they cant run away because theyre stuck in the ground, they fight a chemical war instead. they secrete toxic defense chemicals that we consume and cause all kinds of issues in our gut, body and health. I wish it weren't so. Ive even been vegan for a few months, ive tried pretty much all diets in search of what actual health is. but it's a plain fact, that the most nutrient rich and nutrient dense foods are animal foods. if you care about your health, just look up the contents, minerals and vitamins inside any plant, even those so called 'superfoods', and then compare them to any animal based food. then you'll see what's the actual superfood.

@@evanmotions All animal products other than meat weren´t consumed in human development until a few thousand years ago. So it wouldn´t make any sense that they were (or are) neccessary. And eating meat just can´t be ethical in any way. Plants don´t have any central nervous system so no they don´t have a "will" not to be eaten, just evolutionary the ones that produced said substances survived. Also to produce meat even more plants are needed as the animal´s food so even if plants did that, we would do less harm being vegan. There is also no statistical difference when it comes to vitamin deficiencies, so that is also grasped out of thin air. Most vegans research their nutrition more in general which can equalize that e.g. plant protein isn´t metabolized as well. But is that a bad thing? I don´t think so. I am gladly doing a little bit of research if I´m potentially saving several lives and improving my own health :)

@@evanmotions im not sure if the talk went into health and nutrition, but in a vegan diet you get all of the protein and all the others things and sometimes even more than your body is required. so its not really that big a deal. especially vegetables. well your point about plants not wanting to be eaten - the video adresses this

Excep that there are. Firstly Animal suffering is no relevant whatsoever, they are other species. Secondly his argument against hypocresy is untenable because for what justice and rights concerns the intention or propability is irrelevant, and as long you know that the some animals are guaranted to be killed they will be charge of murder (if this is denied then Externalities like CO2 aren't punishable). Thirdly without reciprocity there is no rights even trought childs and those that suffer of mental illness cannot reciprocate individually they reciprocate as menbers of the human species. Finally the same that can be said to animals rights can be said to plant rights.

@@margueritedepompadour7031 the inexistence of central nevours system in plants is irrelevant.

Yeah.. others would call him a "militant vegan"

@@dodumichalcevski weeeell, he's not confrontational, not violent and I have seen him evidence tremendous patience, so nope not 'militant' at all. The animal agriculture industry however is confrontational, violent and impatient which makes your comment somewhat ironic. As for what people say, I prefer to base my summative judgmental opinions on what people do. ┬─┬ノ(ಠ_ಠ ノ) As they may say love animals, but then they support animal agriculture industry, they may say they want to mitigate the effects of anthropogenic climate change, yet they etc. you get where I'm going. Anyway, why are you writing about what 'others' may say, what do you say?

I would like to argue that even arguments presented in an “emotional” or less-calm manner are just as valid as “calm” ones

@@Hannah-zw9ow ​ Hi Hannah, the issue is not with the ideas as logical constructs; the manner of presenting these ideas can influence how they are perceived. For instance, if Ed was shouting everything, gesticulating wildly and making aggressive eye contact, all up in your face, then his body language would be violent and thus his peaceful message would get lost. Do you see what I mean? It's like with any teaching, if nothing is learned then the teaching doesn't work, regardless of how brilliant the content, so this is the problem with presenting arguments in an 'emotional' manner. Presenting 'emotional arguments' is a different thing as emotional reasoning is a cognitive distortion where a person concludes that their emotional reaction proves something is true, regardless of evidence proving otherwise. Your emotions cloud your thoughts, which in turn clouds your reality. Have you not found that when dealing with anything in life, it is best to be calm?

He is not having a dialogue.

The majority of the cruelty occurs in the dairy and egg industries. Make the switch!

Ex veggie gone vegan here. You can do it 👏👏👏💜

@Hashtag GetRekt you clearly didn't watch to the end because he addressed that... spoiler alert it's probably the lamest excuse of all

@Hashtag GetRekt no offense, only a questions out of interest .... are you eating raw meat? are you eating cooked meat without salt, pepper or any seasonings?

@Hashtag GetRekt you wrote your argument for eating meat is because it tastes damn good, but there are a very few people who are really into the taste of meat on it's own ...

Samee! I watched Seaspiracy and I needed to go vegetarian (and then vegan)

What does your username translate to

@@peeonthepenski4729 Asian food has amazing meat in it

@@Flashyfinancier oh I bet

@S Anna thank you! And best to you too

Awesome, I’m proud of you :)

If you dont eat locally, you are destroying the climate ☝️

@@lonelycake4114 And what makes you assume I don't?

Laura the Flerb So no avocado or brussel sprouts?

Oh really what is his philosophy, Starvation? Malnourishment? Denial?

CultureVsMan trolling 😂

​@@earvincb sadly I'm not.

CultureVsMan I apologize for assuming. Blessing 🙏🏾

I work at slaughter house I kill them slowly

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Definitely agree with you that Ed is really patience and is also willing to have a nonjudgmental conversation with people. I have seen some of his other videos where he is taking to people on the street and actually engages with people on a personal level without judging them. The "holier then thou vegans" are a huge turn off from even considering a vegan diet. Someone like Ed definitely makes me consider cutting down on meat and diary consumption.

@@naturepayne Good for you Jenny. Me & my wife don't eat meat or dairy, but I can't call myself a vegan as my 10-year-old son does & I buy his food, & I don't feel it's for me to impose upon him what foods he can & can't eat (within reason).

@@naturepayne Curious…but what is holding you back from the change?

@@blackphoenix8932 Know that something will be imposed on someone, if you wont impose a vegan lifestyle on someone under your care, their choices will be imposed on innocent beings. Which is worse to you, your son having to be vegan, or an exploited and murdered sentient being to satiate his taste?

I went vegan. In the beginning it was wonderful and I felt great. After a few months I was anemic and tired all the time. I got healthy when I went back to eating meat.

@@fanichita I'm still vegan and feeling great! Thanks for telling us your personal experience. Everything is different for everybody, so being vegan won't work for everyone. I'm glad that you're feeling better ! ☺️

That is so wonderful!!! Thank all that you paved the way for your family and friends!!! What an exciting awesome thing 🍀🌱🍅❤️

Good job 👍

@@fanichita what did your diet consist of as a vegan?

But how!? Arent you protein deficient lol! God we hear that too often! 6 years though that is awesome!

How do you get b12? Other then supplements?

Sure you have everybody Is a life time vegan all of a sudden.

@@milespico7179 right most "vegans" still eat meat but will never admit it cause of the vegan community guilt shaming.

Oh really? I’ve personally found that vegans are some of the most compassionate people, whereas non-vegans can be quite judgmental, hence why there is a certain stigma attached to veganism

No. And morality doesn't equal legality, fortunately.

Anyone who is in any doubt should remember that not too long ago slavery was legal and assisting escaped slaves illegal.

@@Brocklebury So what?

@@laurentfaurite8660 so today those who try to rescue abused animals from farms are being prosecuted just like those assisting escaped slaves were

@@animalsarebeautifulpeople3094 So for you human and an animal are the same thing?

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Thanks for doing your part I have major respect for you

Hope you're still vegan, happy 1 year 1 month ish

@@cbjm4568 thank you!!! of course I am still vegan, never going back!

That’s awesome! I went vegan December of 2019 for the love of all life,.. but now starting this year I have taken the Whole Foods Plant Based approach for my own health as well.

Exactly

Exactly!♥️

Never-mind the destruction of billions of living beings.

Xavier what are you talking about?

@@jaymiddleton1782 Oh, you didn't know that Vegans kill billions of living beings with their lifestyle choices?

That's why I come back to comment and create engagement, which will lead to more people seeing it and turning more people vegan. ❤️

check out carnivoremd on youtube. many things that has been said in this video are simply not true and misleading unfortunately. but more importantly, we can't argue with health. Ive done some research on actual health, the actual nutrients we need (without supplements and chemically processed foods that most vegans use daily to keep it up) are in animals, that's how we've evolved over a couple million years. also, plants dont want to be eaten either, and since they cant run away because theyre stuck in the ground, they fight a chemical war instead. they secrete toxic defense chemicals that we consume and cause all kinds of issues in our gut, body and health. I wish it weren't so. Ive even been vegan for a few months, ive tried pretty much all diets in search of what actual health is. but it's a plain fact, that the most nutrient rich and nutrient dense foods are animal foods. if you care about your health, just look up the contents, minerals and vitamins inside any plant, even those so called 'superfoods', and then compare them to any animal based food. then you'll see what's the actual superfood.

@@evanmotions really, whatttt? The only thing a vegan needs as a supplement is B12, which, I don't know if you knew, is currently being injected into cows. On the other hand, you were not vegan, you followed a diet without food of animal origin, nothing more.

@@evanmotions Animals are sentient and can think; plants are not. The chemical defenses that plants employ are naturally evolved defenses that do not have anything to do with a thoughtful or willful desire to survive by the plant.

​@Dio Brando I'm not sure why you would bring job loss up. Jobs in the meat industry are a part of a system that causes unnecessary suffering. The fact that these people wouldn't have a job in this specific industry is not an argument for/against the morality of the meat industry. It's an argument to uphold breeding and killing animals because the economic cost to us would be too great. Such a system should not exist.

Lovely point. I’m absolutely with you

I don't know about real veganism or real vegetarianism, I only know a half-vegetarianism and a quasi-veganism (which means almost vegan but not quite, beeganism is an example of this). There's no very good vegetarianism in me and it can't happen because the lies people fed me to stop eating what I eat, and the negativity betwixt eating meat caused me to lie in the middle. :(

@Dio Brando people like farmers wouldnt be out of job. They would just have to switch to plant based farming

@David Mack Not really. You can get almost everything you need from plant based products and rest from supplements. It can be costly in some parts of world, but dont lie please.

This man has been vegan for a few years only. Let's see in a few more when he too hits the wall. Veganism is not healthy long term

@@eatlikeyourgreatgrandpa1232 , so all major nutrition and dietetics associations in the world are wrong? I can't wait to read your groundbreaking research debunking their statements! You have something more than isolated anecdotes, right?

@@Ekaterina-uu1zn there are no conclusive long term studies. We are performing the experiment now. And the trend is after the 4 or 6 year mark most quit. Veganism has a major dropout rate

@@eatlikeyourgreatgrandpa1232 look up blue zones. They might not all be 100% plant-based but they don't rely on animal products for nutrition, and there are many studies on people from those areas who have been eating this way all their lives.

@@eatlikeyourgreatgrandpa1232 I've been going about 25 years, haven't run into any problems yet.

But we Indians are one of the largest consumers of dairy. So we dont reallly have anything to boast about, really.

@@smanojvrit's still a lot better than eating meat.

@@mo_7199 comme-ci comme-ça... You advocate for dairy usage... That too is an animal product... Not really a better option if you ask... Go for soy products instead...

@@SubhamChowdhury97 i'm transitioning to vegan now. i'm starting to realize dairy is not much better

@@mo_7199 It’s not if they consume dairy more than non-vegetarian omnivores... And Ed already addressed that in the video. Ever heard of Ghee..? It’s one of the most commonly used cooking fats in indian cooking..

Your profile picture determined that was a lie.

You look fairly runty to me, and eating local is far better than being a vegan.

@@blargkliggle1121 local vegan is even better

@@tivadarus were I live we have enough issues with fertilizer runoff without drastically expanding our grain and vegetable production.

Plant based diet is the way to go . Lots of top sports people and body builders are on a plant based diet as i expect you know .

Even I was born in a vegetarian family and now a happy vegan❤️🙏🏻!

Eat plants to survive - eat meat to thrive

@@natbarron vegan diets are healthier than those with meat

@@Hello-fx4qr 😂

@@natbarron Let me rephrase, vegan diets are usually healthier.

Don't do it. I respect vegetarians because I was one myself ,but I don't understand his argument. This guy says that it's not moral or isn't a choice by animals. But if you think about it then you will realise that in the past people were killed as well and it wasn't a choice and in the wild animals are killed by other animals and it's not a choice either.

@@cardcreep3295 i agree, but the way animals are treated and killed nowadays is really terrible. i'm scared to even think about it, most of the time. though i also want to say, i think he could've said that vegetarians are at least doing a bit of good and saving a lot of animals from getting treated terribly. i don't like the way he puts this at all, like we're not doing any good...

@@mienke551 I agree about the cruelty.

to help you understand his argument i would say this: think about the strongest bond in the animal kingdom. Mother-child bond is what im talking about. It is disgustingly cruel to take away a baby from a mom, for whom her milk was produced originally, and give it to human children who only need their own mothers milk and to adults who don’t even drink the breastmilk anymore but somehow think it is ok to drink it from an animal which walks on hooves, has four-chamber stomach and eats grass. Don’t you find it inhumane? Cow-moms do cry when their baby is taken away from them. Dont you at least find it weird that we still eat stuff from some other animals’ tits, like milk, cheese, yogurt, etc.

Mienke Veneman I think he knows vegetarians may think they are making an ethical choice but they don’t realize the horrible and short life the cows go through to create the dairy products they are using. Also there are a lot of male chicks and cows that are killed immediately because they don’t produce eggs and milk. The animals are all slaughtered in a few short years when they are not producing the products you like to consume. If you aren’t a vegetarian for ethical reasons you may not care about any of that. There are still a lot of health risks with dairy.

@@MisterKzzt it is better that you tell me what you think because for argument sakes i reject your answer because this platform allows meaning to be misunderstood

same lol xD

If you dont eat locally, you are destroying the climate ☝️

Jen Savage This was bad. Quite bad. Morality is subjective in the sense that you can’t say it is immoral for me to eat meat.

Not me

He's not that smart. If he was he wouldn't be a vegan.

@@Hypnopotimus27 love you man best comment ever

Jack Matthews The reason he went vegan is because he managed to align his morals with his actions. Vegan lifestyle means not harming animals, the environment, improving your health, and you are saying that he is not intelligent because he is vegan??? So, by your logic, there are no intelligent vegans out there? Ridiculous 😆. Go vegan people 🌱 And subscribe to Earthling Ed ;)

@@marishasveganworld2240 But I don't want to go vegan. I like my diet how it is now.

I didn’t go vegan, because I no longer enjoyed the taste of animal products, I went vegan for the vulnerable, innocent living beings suffering every single day for unnecessary reason, I went vegan, because the animal agriculture is the leading cause of climate change, gas emissions, deforestation, specie extinction, and somehow, we manage to feed 56 billion livestock animals, when 800 million people are starving to death. It just never felt right. What stops you from going vegan? 💚

Rosie: I've shown in to all my non-vegan friends and family too 🤞🤞

@Daniel Lilley we're going to have to selectively breed them into being let into the wild. We're going to need lots of sanctuaries

Have you thought of becoming vegan though?

maømaøde I think... they are vegan...

most food is vegan - all plants and fruits, so most people are already part of the way there

If you dont eat locally, you are destroying the climate ☝️

@@kyyah2 not really...

except the ones that eat your plants. they all need to be killed with carcinogenic pesticides.

interapting? sounds awful!

@@eeeatenyes it is

As a vegan, do u eat insects/ are you allowed to? Random question

@@obilim2155 I'd like to reply to you even though you didn't ask me I personally don't eat insects, I don't like saying that I'm not allowed to, because it's a choice. I understand that it is way harder to feel compassion for a fly than for a cow, but as they still feel pain and as I consider that there is no need for humans to eat them, I have no reason to do so.

@@gabrielle3970 ooh thank you for answering, I really expected the answer to be yes but I guess each vegan diet is specific to each person. I asked because I'm vegetarian and wanted to still eat crickets as a vegan (not sure if that means I'm really vegetarian but I dont eat any other meat) I guess it is up to me anyways

Obilim insects are animals. You can figure it out.

Crickets are fine, there was a study conducted by the IAAS (Institute for Advanced Animal Sciences) that revealed 82% of crickets dont have brains or pain receptors in their aortas and thus can be considered part of the plant family

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check out carnivoremd on youtube. many things that has been said in this video are simply not true and misleading unfortunately. but more importantly, we can't argue with health. Ive done some research on actual health, the actual nutrients we need (without supplements and chemically processed foods that most vegans use daily to keep it up) are in animals, that's how we've evolved over a couple million years. also, plants dont want to be eaten either, and since they cant run away because theyre stuck in the ground, they fight a chemical war instead. they secrete toxic defense chemicals that we consume and cause all kinds of issues in our gut, body and health. I wish it weren't so. Ive even been vegan for a few months, ive tried pretty much all diets in search of what actual health is. but it's a plain fact, that the most nutrient rich and nutrient dense foods are animal foods. if you care about your health, just look up the contents, minerals and vitamins inside any plant, even those so called 'superfoods', and then compare them to any animal based food. then you'll see what's the actual superfood.

Better late than never! Keep going sending only the best vibes!

It’s an interesting point about plant toxins, however, two extra things to think about: - all food you eat will contain “toxins” and harmful chemicals. It has been show that stressed and poorly raised animals release harmful chemicals too. The meat is worse nutritionally and in taste. Slaughter is extremely stressful for animals. - plant toxins have been shown to increase your health precisely because they DO put your own cells under stress. There are many papers and articles that demonstrate that mild stress the plant defences put on you makes you stronger.

Eyes opened is the most important thing.Great decision💯👍❤️!

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I was thinking the same XD

just bought one too in the thrift shop, they are super soft!

Merino wool is ultra soft 👌

@@stockdogsandquads7065 it wouldn't be merino wool- vegans don't wear wool

Ichigo Go for it! I was once a takeaway queen, KFC, maccas, dominos...you name it - I loved it! I was an “animal lover” who “could never be vegan” But now I’ve not eaten any meat in 12 years, and been vegan going on 7. Honestly, the first few months are the only tricky part, get through that and get well educated on vegan nutrition (as well as following activists, to keep the passion and fire you have) because it can be tricky if you have lots of push back from family and friends. Have you seen Ed’s series on his YT channel called “30 days 30 excuses”? It can be helpful in answering objections from other people. Also Lily Koi Hawaii has good vegan nutrition videos. Never lose sight of why you choose to be vegan, after a while it’s so easy. You will simply stop seeing animal flesh and animal products as “food”. All the best my friend.

@@matrices3987 I am a vegan & I can judge whether I am better off or worse off. Most probably you are talking about junk vegan meals not wholesome balanced diet.