Vegetarianism

The Vegetarian Argument (rough draft)

by Jacob Spinney on November 23, 2010 · View Comments

A scorpion was wandering along the bank of the river, wondering how to get to the other side. Suddenly he saw a fox. He asked the fox to take him on his back across the river.
The fox said, “No. If I do that, you’ll sting me and I’ll drown.”
The scorpion assured him, “If I did that, we’d both drown.”
So the fox thought about it and finally agreed. So the scorpion climbed up on his back and the fox began to swim. But halfway across the river, the scorpion stung him.
As the poison filled his veins, the fox turned to the scorpion and said, “Why did you do that? Now you’ll drown too.”
“I couldn’t help it,” said the scorpion. “It’s my nature.”
The argument is simple. Many animals, just like humans, are capable of suffering. But humans, unlike many other animals, are

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Sweet Lemon Fried Tofu

by Jacob Spinney on October 7, 2010 · View Comments

Ingredients:

Extra Firm Tofu

Soy Milk (or almond/rice/hemp etc.)

Flour

Syrup (I use agave nectar)

Lemon Juice

Instructions:

Take the tofu out of its package. Cut the block of tofu in half so it’s more manageable. Squeeze out the water from the tofu over the sink. Squeeze hard, but not hard enough to make it crumble apart in your hands. Then put the tofu blocks in baggies and freeze them over night.

The next day, take the tofu out of the freezer and let it thaw out. While the tofu is thawing, make a sauce by stirring together some of your syrup and lemon juice. Make the ratio to your taste. Once the tofu is finally thawed, you can now squeeze the water out of it even harder without it crumbling apart. Do so. Then cut the tofu into 1/4″ thick triangles and drop them all into a baggie

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