Vegetarians are smarter than you. Vegans... notsomuch.

[be leaves]

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/a...udy/article.do

"A study of thousands of men and women revealed that those who stick to a vegetarian diet have IQs that are around five points higher than those who regularly eat meat.
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At the age of ten, the boys and girls sat a series of tests designed to determine their IQ.
When they reached the age of 30, they were asked whether they were vegetarian and their answers compared to their childhood IQ score.
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The typical adult veggie had a childhood IQ [that was] around five points higher than those [children] who continued to eat meat as they grew up.
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However, vegans - vegetarians who also avoid dairy products [had IQ scores that were] significantly lower."


HA!

[Fuck]

But killed things are so good...

[Blitzgal]

Originally Posted by be leaves

HA!

Not really. The article notes that "veggies" have an IQ of 105. I'm a proud omnivore and mine is 126. So "ha" right back.

I'd also be interested to know the socio-economic status of the veggies in comparison to the non-veggies. Choosing a vegetarian lifestyle is more likely to be undertaken by someone with the material wealth to be able to afford the necessary food (junk food is far cheaper than produce). And underprivileged kids go to worse schools and do not receive the educational benefits that wealthier kids do. No matter what the IQ folks say, education does impact your score.

[picard102]

Have you acctualy talked to a vegitarian? They are idiots.

[36D]

Originally Posted by picard102

Have you acctualy talked to a vegitarian? They are idiots.

Says the person who can't spell 'actually' and 'vegetarian'.

[picard102]

Originally Posted by 36D

Says the person who can't spell 'actually' and 'vegetarian'.

Oh no! I forgot to give a shit about spelling on the internet!

[36D]

Originally Posted by picard102

Oh no! I forgot to give a shit about spelling on the internet!

Just sayin'

[jessnyc]

Originally Posted by picard102

Have you acctualy talked to a vegitarian? They are idiots.

meany.

[36D]

Originally Posted by jessnyc

meany.

Ha, thanks to Jessnyc for eloquently joining in on the vegetarians vs. omnivores debate

[Cubby]

Originally Posted by Blitzgal

I think you'll see that most irritation at vegetarians stems from the fact that so many of you are snotty little fucks.

Seconded.

I think it's the false superiority that causes people to dislike vegetarians. If you're acting disgusted because someone is eating a piece of turkey that's just ridiculous. That's like acting disgusted because someone is a Muslim. It is a belief system either way; learn to accept it. I have no problem with the precepts of either vegetarianism or veganism. I have problems with vegetarians for being "snotty little fucks."

On a related note, I know more vegans than most people do (three). None of them are snotty fucks. None of them act like a dick when I eat meat. All of them are polite and respect my views as I respect theirs. And don't use the, "but vegans are dumb!" argument. I'd rather be 5 points lower on the IQ scale than be a douchebag.