The Vegan Arguments That Nearly Convinced Me (And Why They Fell Apart)
How emotional appeals hooked me, and why science and experience set me free
The First Time I Heard the Arguments
I still remember the first time someone laid out the vegan case to me. It wasn’t just about food. It was about morality, compassion, and saving the planet.
It sounded noble. Clean. Almost untouchable.
“Meat causes cancer. Don’t you care about your health?”
“If you can live without killing, why wouldn’t you?”
“Animal agriculture is destroying the planet. Don’t you want to do your part?”
I wanted to believe them. Who wouldn’t? These weren’t just arguments — they were moral weapons. They tapped into guilt, compassion, and fear.
And for a while, I bought into them.
The Emotional Hook
What made vegan arguments powerful wasn’t the data — it was the emotion.
Health fear: The idea that every bite of meat was a step closer to heart disease or cancer. Fear is a strong motivator, and I felt it deeply.
Ethical guilt: I’ve always cared about animals. The thought that I was causing suffering just to eat felt like a personal failure.
Social validation: Veganism was painted as the “enlightened” choice. Who doesn’t want to be seen as compassionate and forward-thinking?
They spoke to my identity, not just my plate.
When the Cracks Started to Show
But here’s the thing about emotional arguments: they only hold as long as reality doesn’t contradict them.
Health: When I looked around, many vegans I knew weren’t glowing with health. They were fatigued, pale, and struggling with deficiencies. I started to ask, “If this is the healthiest diet, why doesn’t it look that way?”
Ethics: I realized nature isn’t bloodless. Animals kill animals. Life feeds on life. The idea that humans can live outside that reality felt dishonest.
Environment: Digging into the data, I saw nuance. Mono-cropping plants also destroys ecosystems. Regenerative grazing can restore them. The story was more complex than the slogans.
The emotional shine started to dull.
The Turning Point
The real shift came when I tested things myself.
I ate more meat. Fatty cuts. Salmon. Pork belly. Ribeye. The foods vegans said would wreck me.
But instead of wreckage, I found healing.
My energy came back.
My mental clarity sharpened.
My weight dropped.
My mood stabilized.
I couldn’t ignore what my body was telling me, no matter how persuasive the arguments sounded.
Why the Arguments Fell Apart
Looking back, the vegan arguments failed for one reason: they didn’t align with reality.
Health fear collapsed when my blood markers improved on meat.
Ethical guilt collapsed when I saw that my thriving allowed me to show up better for people and even care more deeply about animals.
Environmental doom collapsed when I discovered regenerative, sustainable ways of raising meat that heal the land instead of destroying it.
What looked strong from the outside couldn’t withstand the weight of truth.
The Deeper Lesson
I don’t share this to attack vegans. I share it because I know how easy it is to be convinced by ideas that sound good but don’t hold up in practice.
Food is deeply tied to emotion, identity, and morality. But at the end of the day, your body doesn’t lie. Mine told me loud and clear: meat heals.
Final Words
The vegan arguments nearly convinced me. They spoke to my compassion and my guilt. But when I put them to the test, they didn’t stand.
Carnivore gave me my health, my clarity, and my strength back. And with that, I no longer needed to cling to ideas that didn’t serve me.
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What research actually says about cholesterol and heart disease
The truth about longevity studies that vegans cite
Why “meat causes cancer” is misleading at best
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