298: Vegetarianism

<p>With special guest Longinus (a vegetarian), the boys drink and review a small beer, following a recipe from George Washington, then discuss vegetarianism.&nbsp;</p> <p>Sometimes vegetarianism is inspired by religious beliefs, and sometimes by secular ethics and questions of health. There are also issues about environmental issues and sustainability.&nbsp;</p> <p>There are different types or levels of vegetarianism, including veganism, lacto and ovo vegetarianism, pescetarianism, raw vegans, etc.&nbsp;</p> <p>Some claim that vegetarianism is more healthy and better for the planet.&nbsp;</p> <p>Pigweed asks how vegetarianism squares with the history of our species. Cooking and eating meat was a huge step in our evolution and facilitated the development of our large brains.&nbsp;</p> <p>And what about eating bugs? The geniuses at Davos seem to want us to do that.&nbsp;</p> <p>Crowhill believes the future of meat eating is lab-grown meat, and that once we perfect that, vegetarianism will be irrelevant.&nbsp;</p>