1) There is no 'god' (only evolution) 2) Were we 'supposed' to eat meat, we would be able to eat it, as is, without getting e. coli

1) Well, whatever you believe in, doesn't matter to my argument. 2) We can and do eat meat "as is" without getting sick. But it's better if you cook it. Cooking is also a natural thing for us, we've been doing it since prehistoric times.

Not all meat contains E. Coli. Quite a bit of fish can be eaten raw, as well as some red meat. Also, if our ancestors did not cook meat for so long, we might have retained resilience to stuff like E. Coli.

Actually, from what I understand, during the great flood God said not to eat meat anymore. And technically, he/she/it never revoked that.

Actually, and I know this because it was my Torah portion, if you believe in the Bible or in G-d/Goddess/whatever, according to the Bible, there were no meat eaters before the flood. But after G-d went to all that trouble to save the only non-corrupt animals on earth (i don't know how an animal can be corrupt, but that's what it says in the Torah. anyone who wants to discuss this, I wrote my Torah interpretation on it, so I'd love to!) He then said that we could eat them! So we started eating animals after the Flood, according to the Bible. According to evolution (which I believe is still compatible with religion, and not a separate topic), our bodies have evolved to be able to eat meat. That doesn't mean it's good for us, and we're perfectly capable of eating very healthfully, especially now that we can just go to our local grocery store and get soy milk and tofu and seitan and tempeh and TVP, it couldn't be easier. BUT, it's also very possible and easy to eat very healthfully with meat in your diet. I am a vegetarian for personal reasons, but I respect meat eaters and vegans alike. As long as you don't bash my choices, I'm not going to bash yours. It's a personal choice and doesn't hurt anyone.

3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things. 4 But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat. Genesis 9: 3 and 4. As you see, teachnically after the great flood people were told they could eat all meat. If you want something that sais that we couldnt eat any meat, you have to look even earlier, since in the garden of Eden men was a vegetarian. I don't think there was any specified reason, but it wasn't needed in any case.

1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. 2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. 4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: You're telling me they did not eat meat, but solely kept sheep for offering the firstborns? @212, Rowena, of course.

Not only is evolution not compatible with religion, it disproves it. The theory, or fact, of evolution, directly contradicts countless religious ideologies (such as the age of the Earth and the idea that humans are created in gods image as opposed to evolving from primates, just to name a couple). If you are referring to intelligent design, this is neither science nor your traditional religion. Still, I admit its better than trying to refute the idea of evolution all together based on religion, so its a start. Eat what you want. Makes no difference to anyone else.

@skullbuster, if you're interested in vegetarian themes in the Bible, I suggest http://www.thenazareneway.com/biblical_%20vegetarianism_denis_giron.htm And animals were sacrificed for a long time in Jewish tradition, it was after the Temple was destroyed the second time and there was no place to sacrifice animals that Jews began to replace animal sacrifice with a more spiritual sacrifice of the heart--prayer.

Humans could have been created in the image of G-d, as in, evolved from monkeys to become more like the image of G-d. and most rabbis and other people who study the Bible agree that the "image" of G-d refers more to a spiritual state of goodness than a physical state. I don't want to get into a theological debate, just offering an idea about how they could be compatible. I am Jewish and very spiritual but I believe fully in evolution and science. And even if you believe that evolution is not compatible with some religions, that doesn't mean that there is not a G-d, or that there is for that matter. I do believe in G-d and my life would be much emptier without my faith, but it's not the choice for everyone. I have a lot of friends who are agnostics or atheists and I respect them greatly, as they respect my choices.

Well, I am not Christian nor Jewish, but Muslim. While I believe in the Gospel and the Torah, I don't believe that the form we have them today is their original form (they've been corrupted). As far as Islam goes, there's nothing to suggest that humans did not eat meat before Noah's flood or anything like that.

WTF is wrong with being gay, asshole? Oh yeah, stigmatism from people like you. Congratulations, you create needless hate and suffering.

O_O This sounds like my French class... the guys in it wrote a sentence (in Italian) on the board EVERY day, and at least 99% of them were about eating babies or other horrible things happening to babies.

I prefer my babies with spicy buffalo sauce