Vegan and Butcher Live BBC Debate

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I was invited onto 'The Big Questions' to debate my position on veganism and environmentalism, and found myself up against a butcher.
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[@ed.winters]

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[@regularstuff500]

No

[@colinfleetham8190]

Earthling Ed I am open minded I'll give it a try I love oatley milk

[@stevestiers3369]

Man is soo bored lool all day crys for grass n trees earthling ed haha.

[@stevestiers3369]

Yoo i got sum AAAA sirloin steak your name on it man lol it bbq soo good seasoning hell ya.

[@gustavosandoval4480]

Vegans logic, "your dietary choices are breaking my feelings so you better have the same dietary choice as I do" hehe this people are fucking delusional, you fighting a loosing battle earthling ed, meat consumption will never stop, I'm actually eating a nice pork chop right now lol

[@edwardpendragon]

"he wasn't vegan when he started [the study]; but he was vegan when he finished it" is such a great line :)

[@kyleB061]

Until the vitamin deficiencies kick in.

[@bgtubber]

@@kyleB061 Ellsworth Wareham, a prominent heart surgeon, died at the age of 104 and was vegan for 50+ years. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nni0haOun8eql68 He worked up until the age of 74. He continued to ASSIST AND OBSERVE younger surgeons until he was in his MID 90s. At 100, he still drove his car and continued to do his own gardening and lawn maintenance. At 100 he had a SHARPER MIND than most meat eaters in their 70s (just check the video I provided). So this kind of disproves your invented-5-minutes-ago theory about vegans.

[@edwardpendragon]

@@kyleB061 which vitamin deficiencies?

[@donaldanderson6578]

That was gold indeed.

[@kyleB061]

@@edwardpendragon A,. 45% of the population can't convert vitamin A in vegetables into preformed vitamin A

[@moogscraft]

thank you vegan jesus

[@amazing1933]

You're completely correct 🙌

[@mati2912]

HAHAHAHAH

[@vinojavijay4607]

where is the lie 😁

[@frejaarningbo4639]

😂😂😂

[@SarahDawesFilms]

I actually do believe Ed is Jesus reincarnated xxxx

[@enriquesexotics9095]

Everybody gansta till eds starts spitting facts

[@rajk9989]

@You Clown don’t say it’s not facts when you have absolute no counter with evidence/ research.

[@DucatiQueen]

Raj K inuits live exclusively on Whale, Caribou, Fish and Seal meat with barely ANY GREENS EVER and are the hardiest, long lived most robust and healthy people on the planet ........they been living this way for centuries. There are your FACTS 💋

[@pandaitis4157]

@@DucatiQueen Source? A quick Google search shows they have a life expectancy of 68, which is much much lower than many countries. This is not "long lived", so not inclined to trust the rest of your comment without any trustworthy source confirming it

[@davidevans3223]

No he's not he's repeating another vegan it's a fact we are not going to reduce meat it's most likely going to keep going up we'll have to find another way to save the world and we can

[@matttty7064]

Haha ed wouldn't now a fact if it hit him in the face

[@AJenbo]

"is that the one headed by a vegan?", what a wonderful argument, now we can respond to any claim he makes with "was that reported by a meat eater?"

[@stephenguerra4031]

You want your studies to be objective and none bias.

[@AJenbo]

@@stephenguerra4031 so get them done by some one who doesn't eat?

[@stephenguerra4031]

@@AJenbo or a 50/50 split.

[@AJenbo]

@@stephenguerra4031 the research group was probably mixed, only the team lader was said to be a vegan

[@heatherscott3936]

He said he wasn’t vegan to start with but after doing the research it changed his attitude.

[@cameronberry457]

Ed, how do serve up so much spice yet remain so mild?

[@anthony73125]

Underrated likes on this comment

[@jessH090]

Cameron Berry love this 😂😂😂

[@MrMiguelForster]

guess it depends what side you're on to begin with as to who served up the spice lol

[@jessH090]

Miguel Forster I promise you, the farmer did not serve up any spice

[@celestes.7187]

Because he’s a paid actor

[@RogueParses]

4 minutes , each person made 1 statement and then the video finishes. That's not a debate lol

[@niezorgaming6350]

@Uncle Asbestos yep

[@yshrenianknight2516]

Its just like the jubilee videos. Middle ground or some crap like that. Theres not enough time to make arguments for complex problems.

[@sajfen]

@@yshrenianknight2516 this is pretty simple though

[@supermilo44]

@Raven Reyes PTZ I can't think of anything that beats Ed's logic, can you? I've just started watching all his videos and everything is incredibly logical...

[@lil_weasel219]

@Lewis Blanchardno ed wasnt talking about grain fed only. He of course mentioned that for livestock to be grass fed, we'd have to annihilate even more natural habirats, to make them into pastures. Obvious

[@DandaMan2022]

“65% of land of this country is grass” well yeah that’s the problem 😂

[@carmenadot9213]

Daniel Sachin Agarwal should be like 80% forests

[@BritishAgriVideos]

You ok?

[@DandaMan2022]

British Agri Videos I mean that instead of plains these areas should be restored to more natural ecosystems like forests etc. Having plains is great and all but you do need some other vegetation.

[@M0M0M0M0M]

do you think grasslands and plains are not naturally occurring? you cannot just force a forest to grow somewhere

[@flurble33]

@@M0M0M0M0M the UK used to be almost entirely forested, only with farming and other human industries did it become grassland. It would be beneficial to allow the woodlands to return.

[@Tomsen26]

Remaining so calm in a discussion really gives you power and shows that you are on the right side.

[@ItsSh0ckwave]

yeah, because interrupting and not letting the opposition make and back up their point is calm -__-

[@BartKaysBastardSon]

How moronic of a belief you hold, sir

[@Rescue127]

​@@ItsSh0ckwaveEd was calm and if it did not cut in every now and then that butcher would keep rambling on.

[@Rescue127]

@@ItsSh0ckwave don't say nobody cares because it's only you that is saying this. If you don't care go live your life get off the vegan sites and go speak to God and let him put on your heart what is true.

[@Rescue127]

@@ItsSh0ckwave I highly doubt you ever mind your own business. This video just popped up on my screen so I'm not going to look to see how old it is. You didn't have to respond to it. Unlike you I do have a life and it is very filled with joy and happiness. I don't even know why you came on a vegan site if you don't want to know the truth. This is for open-minded people. If you want to live in ignorance that is your choice but don't stop people from trying to make a better life for everyone in this world. If somebody was sex trafficking children would you let it happen or would you speak up? People tried to shut Jesus up when he was trying to preach so why would this be any different?

[@LouisGedo]

....and the final score: VEGAN = 1, CARNIST = 0

[@jacobshake]

@linus eisele why don't you just Google it

[@m.g.3913]

@linus eisele The sun (vit. D) . Flax and seaweed (Omega 3, EPA, DHA). A supplement (B12), same as where the animals you eat get their B12 from.

[@LouisGedo]

@linus eisele I can get D3 from numerous sources, none of them requiring me to eat animal products. I can get D3 from time spent in the sun and also through lichen-based supplementation. Mushrooms also contain D3 as do many fortified foods suh as almond milk. The same is true of any and all necessary nutrients for humans.....there's NEVER a need for me to consume animal products to get any of those nutrients. A very long standing challenge to carnists which has never once been answered validly by carnists is: Name a necessary nutrient for humans that can ONLY be obtained by killing animals. Trust me, I won't be holding my breath because the answer is necessarily an empty set since every necessary nutrient for humans can be obtained from non animal sources.

[@LouisGedo]

@linus eisele You are wrong....it's no more theoretical than stating that me drinking a gallon of 180 proof alcohol will result in me having alcohol present in my body. Eating a nutritionally adequate, healthy 100% plant based diet is healthy for humans. For the record: www.eatrightpro.org/~/media/eatrightpro%20files/practice/position%20and%20practice%20papers/position%20papers/vegetarian-diet.ashx

[@jeremysnow9034]

@@LouisGedo hey fruitloop! I am sure u have plenty of alcohol and drugs in your system. Strawberry fields forever, Johnny!

[@PreacherLawson]

YES!!!!! GET EM ED!!! 🌱💪🏾

[@sam88wise22]

Did I just see you on AGT? What a weird world

[@HydroSchoolMusic]

Yeah Man!!! You too :) Lawson

[@Law-_]

Lawson

[@erosallica]

He is amazing! And you too! ❤

[@leepshuncrank6889]

I love you man! And I love you even more now that I know that you advocate for veganism💕

[@amytaylor7343]

Hate how he just wouldn’t let you speak like bro....

[@drizeanbustee]

BadGalSimmer Yeah ikr. The vegan was fortifying his defence way too much. He didn’t even let the guy finish his speech.

[@roele2413]

I felt it the other way around to be really honest. I felt Ed was agitated even before this short debate started, not how he normally behaves. He must have already heard from or spoken with that butcher before. But maybe live television is also a different playing field that gets this out of you. Nontheless, of course, Ed wins this by a mile

[@keyboardwarrior7538]

@@roele2413 putting a person who has studied debating to some extent against someone who can barely string a sentence is not a compliment. The fact that he did not directly criticise the butchers arguments with facts merely outlines his limitations. Give me one valid point he stated.

[@GeddyRC]

Keyboard Warrior that we’re going to hit a 1.5 degree rise unless we cut meat production by 90%. Did you even watch the vi-no, no of course you didn’t watch anything you god damn sheep.

[@keyboardwarrior7538]

@@GeddyRC so we're gonna have a rise in? The atmosphere will not randomly change from us eating animals. Give me one reason why it will? Less animals breathing in o2? Yet reproduction exists.

[@peterplaysguitar1994]

Ed how you stay so calm, not even role your eyes, is a real mystery to me. So incredibly well spoken!

[@insomniacbritgaming1632]

His arrogance and self importance is seeping from every pore in his body

[@rasmusriikonen5464]

Well he does look like he’s gonna cry or explode soon

[@HunterBelkiran]

@@insomniacbritgaming1632 I do believe you're projecting, good sir.

[@mallikarjunmandloi4850]

he is not ed u Atheist !!!.. He is JESUS reborn to teach HUMANITY !!

[@Theone-kz9vd]

@@rasmusriikonen5464 I would explode of someone was constantly interrupting me while speaking.

[@JackyRogue]

Sounds like the start of a bad joke: "What did the Vegan say to the butcher?"

[@imluvinyourmum]

Does this come in tofu?

[@risevortex1018]

I mean being vegan is a joke anyway so there’s your joke right there

[@mrmowjorisin]

@@risevortex1018 Imagine believing that

[@sectionq1]

@@risevortex1018 why?

[@generouspeasant]

What's your beef

[@themilitantvegan2515]

Butcher sweating bullets when faced with the truth 🌱💚✊🐔🐖🐄🐣

[@Ivan_Mitov]

@@timsbird1971 I agree. Ed did well despite the farmer's attempts to interupt him a few times. ✌

[@Ivan_Mitov]

@@timsbird1971 I don't agree. I watched it and the moderator was pretty good in intervening when both Ed and the butcher tried to interrupt eachother.

[@Ivan_Mitov]

@@timsbird1971 They were both interrupting eachother. I can agree with that. Are you going to address what was said or you're just going to argue how many time they were interruptng eachother?

[@nealwailing3870]

@@timsbird1971 The Butcher and abattoir owner should have shut the fuck up and listened to Ed. He would do well to start looking for a new profession--one that is conducive with the 21st century.

[@kyleB061]

No sweat in sight. The butcher owned the soy boy. Its amazing how frail Ed is.

[@malenalombardi4766]

you were looking at him like "im gonna end this man whole career"

[@Prithvikalra660]

This comment made my day 😂

[@yashsethi365]

The person who talks more, makes the most mistakes. Easier to pick up on those mistakes...

[@mac1414]

"(...) the welfare of slaughtered animals" this is truly a bad joke.

[@commentsurfer8507]

That is not a bad joke, that is promoting a healthy meat consumption to some people who need meat once in a while especially when it comes to their healthy life style.

[@stadtjer689]

@@commentsurfer8507 Ah look, another of the meat-eating sheep (pun intended!) that can't do his own real research and instead blindly follows hick KZbin channels and Instagram pages.

[@keyboardwarrior7538]

@@stadtjer689 so give me one valid reason on why we should go on a complete vegan diet. Don't make subjective agreements, we only want facts. Does it taste better? Clearly not especially when vegans are trying to replicate meat😂 Does it disrupt wildlife when we eat animals? No we're all part of the food chain. Are we animals? If yes why should you insult us yet not other animals who do the same (literally racist)😂 never seen u go up to a lion and say you should eat grass.

[@GeddyRC]

Keyboard Warrior we’re not part of the food chain dipshit. Walking your plump ass to the meat aisle does not constitute “being a part of the food chain”.

[@keyboardwarrior7538]

@@GeddyRC wow you've invented your own science 😂 are you actually gonna call me dipshit yet not even link my name to your comment😂 quite ironical. If you have even studies gcse science you would know that homo sapiens are part of the food chain. According to your logic a zebra isn't part of the food chain as it just eats grass. Walking to the grass does not constitute being a part of the food chain'. Reductio ad absurdom. Your argument is moronic to say the least. Do you know what the food chain is?

[@kunaal_1928]

There’s something about Ed’s resting face, it’s so calm and collected but you can tell he’s about to school the hell out of the opposition

[@amazing1933]

Kunaal Gupta and he’s cute

[@user-lz7oy7st3p]

Without being serious, no one would take his words and listen to the facts. Just look at that butcher, he started laughing and we lost all credibility in him.

[@amazing1933]

Jeremyth yeah you’re right

[@suugaberry6426]

@@user-lz7oy7st3p It's nervousness or are you talking about the part where he said it wasnt very likely hed go vegan?

[@kyleB061]

Words are not going to stop us killing animals, you need to physically stop us. You will lose that fight.

[@joannele2857]

Ed didn't even stutter, I'm so proud !

[@larapohrsch9789]

my mans was barely allowed to talk yet still murdered him in like 30 seconds

[@lucidrootsart]

Humanely

[@pyramusk3264]

No he didn't!

[@lsjt8924]

@@pyramusk3264 He totally did though... Did you listen to what was said?

[@pyramusk3264]

@@lsjt8924 Yes I did. It's the same rubbish over and over again. There's absolutely nothing wrong with killing animals as long there's plenty of them and as long as they don't suffer.

[@lsjt8924]

@@pyramusk3264 But 1. They do suffer. That's a fact and there are no exceptions. Happy to expand on that. 2. I don't think you heard the part (which was a lot what he said) where he made it very clear that animal agriculture is extremely bad for the environment; pollutes far more than farming to feed a vegan ever could and is extremely destructive not only to the natural habitat but also to human health.

[@lendrestapas2505]

I wish the debates were longer 😭

[@PLANTBASEDNEWS]

Earthling Ed turning up the heat

[@elissadavis5657]

YYEESS ‼️👍

[@MauriceTarantulas]

Not really if anything makes you look worse. Rude and weak arguements.

[@felixblom5735]

@@MauriceTarantulas how so? How are the arguments arrogant?

[@MauriceTarantulas]

@@felixblom5735 Well for a start the so called vegan science re environment is weak. Was done by a vegan. Also the actual diet has potential health issues. Just for starters.. But am not getting into a discussion with a clueless vegan who is part of a brainwashed/sheeplike cult.

[@TheToxicpond]

@@MauriceTarantulas Yea its a cult if you care about animals right ? and the environment ? damn we so crazy eating our Veggies.... "Well for a start the so called vegan science re environment is weak. Was done by a vegan." Ohh and Didn't ED say that when they started doing the sience they became Vegan because they were convinced by it [at 2:56 ] ?

[@DrFearfall]

Wish ppl would stop interrupting the guy while he's trying to explain!

[@zigakastelic8647]

they are vegans, what do you expect from them

[@Bruh-lr9mw]

Žiga Kastelic the butcher was the one interrupting

[@eleanor4854]

Ikr like at 2:46...

[@leonlawson2196]

Žiga Kastelic oh zing wow

[@hendrakutang8352]

They are vegan broo. What u expecting form vegan. Nothing

[@TheOlk87]

This was not a debate, it was a monologue by a proffessional animal-abuser. Good work though Ed!!!

[@TheOlk87]

I would concider killing a sentient being against its will a form of abuse...

[@trampotrav4350]

@Cry so if you killed a child in just one tap it’s not abuse?

[@trampotrav4350]

@Cry well it depends how you define abuse, to me it means using something in a way that it is not meant to be used. It sounds weird when I put it like that, but yeah you get what I mean

[@Mido-gi1gw]

You are a keyboard abuser

[@TheOlk87]

@@abhisheksingh1374 Humans are mamals, and animals also. Biologicaly we are very similar to other animals. The things we have in common are things like feeling love, compassion, fear, anxiety, desires and having thoughts about stuff. They are also sentient beings and deserve better than this horrible mass-murder humans do to them daily.

[@vegangaze]

Earthling Ed is a LAD

[@alexcrowley9239]

No he ain't

[@ScrayXXI]

Oi

[@vegangaze]

@@alexcrowley9239yes he is Alex, don't be a silly goose

[@SubhajitM]

@@vegangaze you must be a fHarmer then, aren't you?

[@vegangaze]

@@SubhajitM na vegan asf m8. You can check my channel if you think otherwise lol

[@melodydonnallie6471]

Great Points Ed.. Stopped the little man in his tracks.. Thank you *****Vegan For The Animals & The Planet - The Future is Vegan*****

[@kyleB061]

Little man??, Ed is frail as fuck..

[@tylerp657]

@@kyleB061 ill give you the benefit of the doubt here. Little man is a figure of speech, it means he is coward, doesnt fight fair, bully, etc.

[@kyleB061]

Nah she literally meant little man, and Ed is the little man.@@tylerp657

[@tylerp657]

@@kyleB061 alright, you were stupid after all.

[@kyleB061]

@@tylerp657 You should start your sentences with a capital letter. Especially when you try calling people stupid.

[@andreaanonymous5474]

It's still not ethical to kill an animal that doesn't want to die and deserves to live just as much as you do. They bleed, feel pain and fear just as you do. Great Job Ed!

[@SG-xy6hf]

If prehistoric man hadn’t hunted meat for their diet then you wouldn’t be here today. The moral argument for not eating meat is just unfounded and a little pathetic at this point. I’m all for people living the life they want but why do non meat eaters feel the need to preach to others?

[@andreaanonymous5474]

@@SG-xy6hf By all means then, let's all do what prehistoric man did, since you can justify anything they did with your argument. They raped and murdered regularly. Never bathed etc. Humans evolved and became better with time. What was considered normal and justified then doesn't make a logical or reasonable argument now. You could use your argument to justify all the immoral things they did. We no longer need to eat meat to survive. Humans only had to eat meat when we moved out of the tropical climates. Torturing sentient animals for something we don't need and are healthier without is barbaric and is animal abuse. We preach, as you called it, because there's a victim in this situation that is unable to speak for themselves. Humans are not carnivores or omnivores. If you were either, you would enjoy the taste of raw meat, the blood, the guts, all of it. Humans find it repulsive for a reason. We can only eat meat if it's seasoned, cooked etc.. You weren't born with a frying pan in your hand. You also weren't born with a knife in your hand or the teeth to kill and rip open an animal for dinner. You were born however, with two hands that can easily pick fruit from a tree and the right teeth to easily eat it. Humans are frugivores. Carnivores have short digestive tracts for a reason. The dead, rotting, putrefying flesh needs to move out of the body quickly. Otherwise, it sits there and rots in your intestines and you end up with unhealthy bacteria, parasites and a whole host of other problems. Meat being one of the largest causes of colon cancer. Humans have long winding digestive tracts to slowly assimilate nutrients from plants. Humans also don't have the same stomach acid to break down animal flesh the way carnivores do. Meat causes a huge number of problems within the human body. Meat is also too acidic and is extremely inflammatory. Because the body has a calcium buffering system, your body will literally leach the calcium right out of your bones and connective tissue to rebalance itself. This is why as you get older, people shrink, get saggy, wrinkled etc. Anyway, believe what you want. You have the right to eat anything that you want as long as you aren't causing a living, sentient being to be tortured, raped and then murdered for your food choices. This isn't caveman times anymore, even though some humans still haven't matured or evolved enough to realize that it isn't silly to respect all life.

[@emisem96]

@@SG-xy6hfthat’s how I feel

[@meliora99]

@@SG-xy6hf yeah and our ancestors needed to do that, we don't, and our morals are clearly much more developed

[@72PSI]

I am genuinely in awe of how patient Ed is..... PEACE

[@j-ribeiro-1741]

Yeah is the one interrupting and then complains about being interrupted

[@minty69420]

I love how he just cut the video when it was the butchers turn, I wonder why...

[@accountreality1988]

@@minty69420 yeah that is a scummy vegan move.

[@minty69420]

@@cicolas_nage same for what he had to say, but he didnt cu out that part

[@pixeljauntvr7774]

​@@minty69420 Was he just about to tell us about how plants have feelings too?

[@veganfortheanimals6994]

Check out Ed's podcast video that came out yesterday to hear all about "Happy Farms" and "Humane meat"........ And in this video, above, the butcher tried to take up most of the time in this segment to avoid letting Ed smash his weak arguments to pieces

[@kyleB061]

We don't care, get it in your heads. Vegans will have to physically stop us killing the animals. Words don't work.

[@bgtubber]

That one was really interesting! Everyone should go watch it, especially the meat-eaters who often think vegans make things up about the animal agriculture business. Kudos to the farmer for the bravery to publicly talk about the horrible practices in the field he worked in for decades.

[@kyleB061]

@@damg999 I love eating your friends. Try and stop me.

[@lauraallard8999]

Kyle B we get it. You hate us. Now find something better to do with your time.

[@kyleB061]

@@lauraallard8999 I'll leave you alone when you get on with your lives and shut the fuck up.

[@ade1963]

It's very hard to argue with facts

[@StevenSela]

@r r yeah tbh, when following a strict plant based diet, you miss out on so many essential nutrients which you cannot get anywhere else than diary or meat products.

[@ela100297]

It irritates me to see that we can make so much sense yet people laugh in his face continuously like whatever. They just can’t face that their wrong.

[@OctopusH2O]

Ever heard of anti-nutrients ?

[@andreaanonymous5474]

They are ignorant and toxic people for the most part. You really just have to realize that and accept it. Don't waste your time on people that aren't evolved enough or capable enough to see the truth. You will just frustrate yourself to death. I know from personal experience. Some people will forever be ignorant fools and no amount of logic or reasoning will reach them. You'll be able to recognize toxic people that you shouldn't waste your time on because they won't be willing to hear you out, even if they look like they're listening, nothing that you say actually reaches them. They can't be reasoned with, don't see logic and they are often rude, selfish or offensive with the people around them.

[@emisem96]

*they’re

[@charlotte7356]

I feel like Ed never gets to actually speak in these debates :( I admire your patience

[@akdenizaslan2447]

ed is actually vegan jesus

[@ghurabaa114xx]

The beard & long hair. . .that's about it

[@misty669]

Well Jesus ate fucking meat u dumb ass

[@hamishriley-watson4312]

Misty Jesus was also a fictional character, what’s your point?

[@Bhavesh_verma]

@@misty669 so if jesus killed someone you will too lmao

[@thatlthatjiminhandedeverya1018]

Hamish Riley-Watson he’s not he’s actually a historical figure. He was mentioned by Jewish and Roman historians and there is little disagreement among scholars that he existed. 😐

[@dansmith6856]

Nice work as always, Ed.🙏🌱

[@fashionfun011]

Ed, you keep blowing me away, I LOVE your words and how you keep your calm and just blow every person out of the water. We love you, keep it going!!

[@itsethanbradberry]

I love how Ed only got about 50 seconds (if that) to actually speak uninterrupted but he absolutely owned the guy being disrespectful and interrupting him who talked the grand majority of the video.

[@MrBCB]

He didn't own him. At all. Butcher was speaking fax

[@xcrazy98x51]

@@MrBCB Bullshit

[@jshdhdyjfjdjfhfyyene731]

@@MrBCB he spoke "facts" (and not fax [machine]) however those 'facts' we're old information and were superseded by the actual more recent Facts that Ed said. As always, Well Done Ed. Not only showing greater knowledge and both compassion and more conscious effort to conscious choices we as humans have a great responsibility to make to be both more compassionate and intellectual 😊

[@MrBCB]

@@jshdhdyjfjdjfhfyyene731 First of all, fax another sort of slang way of saying 'facts', second of all, I couldn't care less about what your vegan god says, I want meat, let us normal people eat what we want.

[@jshdhdyjfjdjfhfyyene731]

@@MrBCB just when one thinks an intellectual (not insulting in anyway) conversation may arise. Ah well

[@therebalancer7445]

Farmers love to extol the virtues of grass. Well, what about diverse woodland instead?

[@kyleB061]

He absolutely destroyed Ed on carbon.

[@stephaniemyers4516]

Kyle B he didn’t though because the studies speak the truth. Don’t you understand how much land can go to forestry and rewilding if we stop farming animals. Diverse forest is better than grass every time

[@kyleB061]

@@stephaniemyers4516 I couldn't give a fuck 😂

[@AnachronyX]

​@@kyleB061 Yeah, we know. You just troll in almost every vegan discussion here. But your owners should choose someone more educated than you. Your nonsense are discredited all the time.

[@kyleB061]

@@AnachronyX Ifs and buts are not discrediting anything. We will never stop farming animals, get over it already.

[@publichealth1681]

the science doesn’t lie. great job ed

[@kyleB061]

Science proves animals are food. I love bloody steaks.

[@fuckyoujesus666]

Kyle B what a small, tiny excuse for a human you are Kyle. Trolling vegan pages to justify your guilt LMFAO😂 getta life you coward.

[@kyleB061]

@@damg999 No libraries are open at this time you fool 😂

[@wanderingbox7971]

unfortunately some commie "scientists" lie about this climate change nonsense..including those crooks at the IPCC international panel on climate crooks

[@kyleB061]

@@fuckyoujesus666 Try and stop me eating meat you frail little hippy 😂🍖

[@Strozy]

You know 99% of vegans never actually made me ponder my diet but since this guy actually knows how to talk normally, I'm looking at my diet differently

[@motogents5819]

Dude don't be a vegan

[@TheDwarvenPeople]

@@motogents5819 why lmao why do you care

[@enyabthegreat9993]

@@TheDwarvenPeople cause then that's another protest that will try to go to farms and destroy things

[@TheDwarvenPeople]

@@enyabthegreat9993 You seem to think every vegan goes to protests. That's very obviously rubbish.

[@govegan6682]

@@TheDwarvenPeople because they don't want another person to point out to them that what they're doing is morally wrong and without justification.

[@mariuszfurman4767]

"They cannot emit more carbon they eat..." They can and they do. Methane is way more potent greenhouse gas than co2. Cow, especially one eating grass, significantly add to the global warming.

[@JoeyCarbstrong]

Thanks so much ed!✊🏻

[@rs666devil]

You going to the Uk vegan campout this year?

[@eddiebaby22]

He is such an amazing human being. It does give you some hope. And you are doing a pretty amazing job yourself Joe

[@kyleB061]

Ed lost this debate. Crying over animals dying on public television

[@jeremysnow9034]

@@kyleB061 completely agree...Ed lost this debate. He was so rude at the beginning interrupting the Butcher CONSTANTLY! Got on my nerves

[@SarahDawesFilms]

You and Ed are my heroes

[@julespaints]

I wouldn’t even bother arguing against Ed, he knows the facts, the figures, the truth ❤️

[@julespaints]

Tim Bird you obviously saw something different. There is no defence for a butcher or farmer, as the facts are, the animals are terrified, and have their throats slit, as a baby, and in this day and age, it is unnecessary. There can be no argument about this, only the argument on its morality?

[@alphaconn1894]

Tim Bird Julie just said “there is no defence for a farmer or butcher” yet says you clearly saw something different? She’s against listening to the farmer before the debate even started

[@julespaints]

Tim Bird not strictly true. Predators eat other animals out of necessity. We did once as environmental factors meant we had to adapt, and some people still need to, such as Inuit peoples, but no westerner needs to at all. We can get all of our nutritional needs from plants, apart from b12, and not even animals get much of that without dietary supplements nowadays. Plus if you look at prehistoric man, you will find that the vast majority of their diet was starches and berries. Meat was a very small percentage

[@julespaints]

AlphaConn because there is no debate to be had. It’s just people trying to justify their eating flesh. No animal wants to die

[@bgtubber]

​@@timsbird1971 Tim, you're comment was FULL of inaccurate statements. I'm not going to address them all now, but I'll point out one - Our bodies are ADAPTED to eat meat in ONLY in SURVIVAL SITUATIONS, but NOT evolved to eat it as our PREFERRED source of food when we are no longer in survival mode. When the choice is between some damage to your body from the animal products or DEATH, obviously some damage is preferred to death, BUT again, ONLY in SURVIVAL SITUATIONS!! There's a VERY big difference. You are also adapted to utilize CAFFEINE as a source of energy BUT you are NOT meant to use it as a source of nourishment. I may answer to your other wrong statements later if I can be bothered. I'm a bit busy with some important stuff.

[@haydentift2073]

Just recently discovered Ed and all I can say is I love this guy

[@gokulnaathb2627]

Me too :)

[@chris-2496]

He often makes good points but I just can't get past how punchable his face is.

[@allchoschabrecht4205]

veganism is dangerous.... please be careful

[@GordyB666]

Wait until you discover it's all a big con

[@accountreality1988]

@@GordyB666 don't tell them. the vegan industry is a mass polluting, misinformation spreading cult.

[@lil_weasel219]

"they cannot emit more carbon than they eat" that is some of the most idiotic statements Ive heard in a while. No shit. Carbon that they eat is in solid form within plants, while what they emit is CO2 and CH4 (methane), and they are greenhouse gasses. Solid carbon is not an issue. and its even a fallacy to just look at the "carbon", because a methane molecule and a CO2 molecule BOTH contain one carbon, but CH4 is a 20-80 times stronger greenhouse gas (!) (generally accepted estimate is 28-36), and it is emitted by livestock farming (in flatulence and feces) in massive amounts This man doesnt seem to comprehend that what is meant by carbon is not elemental carbon, but rather CO2, CH4. EDIT: typo, and more elaborated

[@brunopiga663]

CH4 has a GWP (global warming potential) 25-30 times higher compared to CO2, not 400.

[@lil_weasel219]

@@brunopiga663 I actually intended to write 40, I always write 40. Estimates vary quite a bit. Here an estimate of 28-36 for the first 100 years; www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/understanding-global-warming-potentials scientific study preview, that most estimates fall between 20 and 80 ; pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30255177/ Lets also consider the fact that CH4 is a precursor to ozone (O3), itself a greenhouse gas. Let me edit that extra 0 part

[@MrScateboy]

It's the fox! Yes also remember that carbon dioxide has a atmospheric life span of 100 years at a warming potential of 1 and Methane has a lifespan of 12 years and has a warming potential of 25 over a 100 year period it is actually 3 times worse than co2 still not good but good to get your facts :)

[@maurice7618]

He is actually (partially) right on this one. If the grass wouldn't be eaten by cows, it would at some point decay, releasing the same amount of carbon. The climate issue with animal farming is not the carbon that the animals "produce" but the increased land-use that comes from it. Without animal farming we would need far less agricultural space and have forests instead of grassland, capturing more carbon in solid form. The butcher conveniently leaves this part out. You are right about the methane though.

[@lil_weasel219]

@@maurice7618 dude, you are so so massively wrong. 1. decaying grass emits CO2 into the atmosphere yes. But when a cow eats it, it is *turned into methane (CH4), which is many many times stronger a greenhouse gas than CO2* Instead what is also the case is that SOME living plants release *methane*. These plants are industrial fertilizer plants used in agriculture www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190606183254.htm 2. most pasture grasses are perennial plants (tho this is irrelevant to begin w) Another one is nitrous oxide. *Nitrous oxide is a gas that is a 300 x stronger greenhouse gas than CO2, and it's primary source is again agricultural soil.*

[@rhysowen5595]

I just love this guy. Solid arguments backed by research and facts. I wish I was this well-spoken and knowledgeable.

[@alexcrowley9239]

You really don't

[@lloydchristmas4547]

@@alexcrowley9239 hey sociopath.

[@MayorBrownn]

@Alex Crowley. just leave us be man. Go to a different video and bother someone else you child.

[@Bbhjdidbsbaut]

Likewise! Best we can do is view and share his material and back him up financially, if possible, so he can continue his work. And of course, learn from him as best as we can, so we too can spread the word.

[@alphaconn1894]

just me don’t forget the back him on the financial part, that’s the main bit. You do not want to forget about Ed’s finances.

[@LouisGedo]

Create a Better World by......GOING VEGAN

[@art.of.verser]

Louis Gedo that’s the main start to a better world. Going vegan starts with the animals but the environment and health are just as important. 👍🏾

[@alexcrowley9239]

There will never be a complete vegan world

[@user-lz7oy7st3p]

And staying VEGAN!

[@poolboy1761]

@Emma Cote Well i for one don't give a fuck about a starving somali kid in a desert and i think most people think just like me. Clean environment is cool, but not something to make sacrifises over.

[@Rose-dz5re]

Anabolic ChickenSandwich this is the kind of “logic” that is killing our planet. We NEED to make sacrifices for future generations

[@TheDummbob]

On point Ed! I like you very much and your debating style! Thank you for putting the information out there, creating awareness in the ones still consuming, but also for helping vegans getting more firm ground! It means alot :)

[@jonathanouimette4720]

Didn't even get much of a chance to talk but once he could he offered cited, mic-drop worthy facts

[@MartiiiDoll]

Butcher: 'High welfare tho - they get electrocuted' on national television

[@allduhcheese6762]

We do live executions in prisons...........what's the difference

[@savitasubrahmanyam3953]

@@allduhcheese6762 in prisons they are hard core criminals who probably raped or murdered someone..... The non human animals on the other hand did nothing wrong they are more innocent than the most innocent human alive

[@allduhcheese6762]

@Amanley Load I'll keep enjoying my flesh

[@allduhcheese6762]

@@savitasubrahmanyam3953 yah innocently delicious

[@aaronschruyers1189]

@@savitasubrahmanyam3953 fuck this first of all i dont give a fuck about killing animals you are only vegan to gain a moral high ground and try to make yourself a better human jesus christ i feel like the human race has gotten so out of control it is scary to watch we dont give a fuck if your vegan so don't tell us you are not better or worse just human stop trying to deny me my rights to eat whatever the fuck i want idgaf about what you think vegans are fucking stupid

[@TommyWolf2123]

Class act as always Ed. 🙏🤘🍄

[@nataliewoods2628]

Ed, I love how you keep so calm. I love to listen to someone who has so much knowledge and not just shouting angry words. A new subscriber here! Thankyou!

[@TheAndygsr]

Ed talks so smooth god, love how he has everything so clear on his mind.

[@runningwithmarc]

The information is out there, and people are running away from it, but Ed's going to catch you, and he's going to tell you the truth.

[@ChrisMuzo83]

And if we dont listen to this "truth" what will he do?

[@BRhymesss]

Chris Muz why did you take this as a threat? Lmfao

[@ChrisMuzo83]

@@BRhymesss 🤣 a threat really. Must be the soy talking

[@xoranginho]

@@ChrisMuzo83 HAHAHAH SOY BOY. Oh, so doesnt actually decrease T levels? Oh ,well , but at least you dont drink dairy products containing high amounts of estrogen. Oh, you actually do that. Man.

[@kyleB061]

The information is humans need meat you dumbasses.

[@veganvendetta2960]

Ed always rises... with the FACTS👍

[@argiepacheco8908]

facts is this issue is only a thing in 1st world country.

[@stevengreen11]

Ed, you're literally on the forefront of saving our planet and it's inhabitants. I applaud you.

[@j0e_325]

🤣🤣 yes get this man a Nobel in veganism

[@MrBCB]

🍔

[@jonh6287]

Lmao all these vegans thinking they're a higher form of humans 🤣 meanwhile they're over here making goo into what they're against

[@odnostalgia1]

How does a butcher have high animals welfare standards??? 😂😂

[@sailenthotcarathot8540]

By zapping them! Yeah! Shit's fun yo!

[@chiefheresy3928]

The same way Vegan parents kill their children with the Vegan diet.

[@sailenthotcarathot8540]

@@chiefheresy3928 that's just uninformed bs.

[@glenfleetham9903]

CHIEF HERESY love it be a carnivore 🍗🐓🥩👌🔥😁

[@burnedflowers141]

@@chiefheresy3928 badly done vegan diets are anecdotal, try again fuckwit 😂 it's actually hard to to do a vegan diet bad unless you're seriously misinformed and dense.

[@helenawebster8812]

'animals can't emit more carbon than they eat' but they do emit methanneee

[@cryptic9768]

Helena Webster no shit

[@diwakar581]

They will still continue to emit methane if they survive , through the discharge they produce , hence killing them early is limiting the methane production

[@helenawebster8812]

@@diwakar581 yes but killing them early then breeding more and killing those early then breeding even more doesn't limit methane production- which is what the meat industry does. Not everyone will go vegan all at once so we won't have 1000s of methane emitting animals roaming around, demand will slowly decrease hence stopping the breeding and subsequent methane production

[@venus_envy]

@@helenawebster8812 Yeah, the cow, chicken and pig population on Earth is really, really, unnaturally high, and that's thanks to the meat and dairy industries. It's destroying the planet. The sooner we taper-off these business and work to return these animals to their natural populations the better, but I worry I won't live to see it, people are that dense.

[@Kentnomore]

@@venus_envy They should just limit in breeding animals and we should limit eating meat. No need to go completely vegan.

[@minty69420]

I love how he just cut the video when it was the butchers turn, I wonder why...

[@flysensi]

So thankful for you and your debates.

[@BelindaW505]

You get better and better Ed. Sending you massive love.

[@elizabethdorchester5307]

Belinda White send him some pork chops

[@BelindaW505]

sometimes not always ....He cares for the unjustified slaughter and abuse that they suffer. Sending him body parts of an innocent animal for what reason?

[@elizabethdorchester5307]

Belinda White i see what your saying . Sorry its a old vegan joke . It means send him the part of the animal that these meat eating bastards respect the most instead of the living being . Its funny how we allow these meat eating mass butchering people to live . Vegans should come together as a group and slaughter meat eaters and see how they like it . Fook em with frozen cucumbers . Send in the flange diver brigade and fuel em with organic nuts and sugar . Let the vegan sociopaths and looneys loose on em . Let them feel what we go through every day to fit in and justify our rebellious self deluded. hungry. malnourished. serial masterbating selves .they think its easy making cheese out of vegan products and having to pretend its ok and oh no to bad this one jane . Jane is a fictional lesbo feminist carrot munching . Serial finger blaster. but as vegans we all know a Jane right . Or maybe your the jane but either way i think meat eaters and vegans are scum . As a fruitarian i feel justified in saying that as we only eat what falls from the tree . People like you who support crop growing which kills billions of creatures each year make me sick . You think you justified complaining about slaughter houses while you eat products that directly participate to worse things . I used to be a meat eater . Then i turned to being a vegetarian . Then a vegan . And now iv progressed to a place that perhaps you might reach . But for now your a killer just like the meat eaters and deep down despite my somewhat strange humor and crazy choice of words you know im right . So actually think about it for a moment . Look past your ego or my choice of words and ask yourself how many beings died for your humus or leafy greens . Sorry for the shock tactics but sometimes if you want someone to listen you have to drop kick em in the bacon flaps

[@elizabethdorchester5307]

Belinda White wtf thats my uncle on my account . Im a vegan

[@bananawarriorprincess5679]

He was trying to steamroll you Ed - you nailed it in the end - BOOM!

[@eddiebaby22]

More like KaBOOM! Ed is such an incredible human being, one of the best activists ever, it is so inspirational what he is doing for the animals and this world. A beautiful human being, it kind of restores your faith in the human race.

[@kyleB061]

@@timsbird1971 Haha, vegans deny reality even when it's point blank in their face. The butcher owned him on the carbon part.

[@MrMking1991]

@@timsbird1971 are you saying that 100% of the time the cow, pig, sheep, chicken etc is being slaughtered, he/she is completely stunned and feels nothing?

[@kyleB061]

@@timsbird1971 Atleast we stun our animals before we kill them, vegans poison them whilst they are fully conscious causing a slow agonising death.

[@MrMking1991]

@@timsbird1971 Are you against murdering humans unnecessarily? You're aware many humans die in all industries? Surely you understand the moral difference between wilfully and intentionally taking the life of someone and accidentally or unintentionally causing their death? Or are they equally as immoral to you?

[@kevincaron4298]

Brilliant! Thank you Ed for fighting that fight.

[@baka024]

I love how amazing and confident you are in your speaking!! It’s beautiful to watch!!😍

[@HydroSchoolMusic]

My guy my guy

[@wholesalesoymilk]

This was an amazing debate

[@michaelt8388]

SYUJE Where can I find the full version

[@TheMastermind729]

it was 4 minutes long lol

[@m.g.3913]

Looked like the butcher got butchered.

[@ShalynEngland]

Great information thank you ed!

[@VinnieRodriguez1188]

Hey Ed. I would love to see you do education and training for your viewers on how to debate effectively. You clearly have spent a lot of time on improving your process of challenging ideas and being an effective debator and I think as vegans a lot are struggling to defend their stance against the status quo. Some education around fact checking and objective research would be great. I know you did a video about quick vegan facts we can use around family but definitely think it’s important to expound upon that

[@kelyrin-douceuretdessin9476]

Hey there ! Sorry for replying on Ed’s behalf but in the meantime, check out his 15th podcast episode with Dr Melanie Joy ! You might find some answers there. His podcast is called « the disclosure podcast ». It seems to me that Dr Joy talks about ans offers exactly what you’re looking for, and Ed was totally agreeing to it ! Hugs

[@VinnieRodriguez1188]

Kelyrin - douceur et dessin thank you for your reply! I’m familiar with the podcast and will definitely check it out!!

[@kpsiex]

How to debate: Talk like a normal human being and not like a social outcast

[@ellensirca9915]

@@kpsiex If you are referring to Ed I can assure you there are thousands of people who adore him, he’s no outcast

[@maeveclarke6623]

hi ed I am a vegetarian at the minute but after listening too ur channel for a month and trying to defend the milk and egg industry I can't anymore just seeing how the animals and treated and the environmental impact. so ed I am definitely turning vegan and thank u x

[@Kingpenguin94]

Ed didn’t get as many talk time

[@xburningindigo]

Yet he still won the debate!

[@lucym9962]

STEAK AND CHIPS well he won the debate so

[@lucym9962]

T must’ve watched something different to me😂

[@robynbaptiste2956]

Nature has chosen the best human animal to speak up for her vulnerable beings. Ed you are so calm amids the storm! Thank you for what you do!

[@RootSuitMan]

This video honestly just really annoyed me. 1. It wasn't even a debate 2. The butcher was barely giving Ed a chance to speak 3. The video was way too short

[@emperorstevee]

Because the butcher was never able to properly make his point after being asked the first question, he kept getting interrupted, which stretched out his speaking time making it seem as if he is interrupting. I see this done every time.

[@LeilaJane]

So good at getting the point across!! Nice one Ed. :)

[@mathdon1106]

The carnist put up a barricade of nonsense, and Ed dropped fact bombs with swiftness and efficiency. Good job bro.

[@Avery-tg8eh]

how do you deal with people constantly interrupting you? it is my biggest annoyance when having a conversation with someone!

[@mud6866]

They always claim theres no proof its unhealthy, yet you can literally pick out vegans based on their hollow eyes. Even the ones that can manage to get fat still have hollow faces. That is a sign of intense aging.

[@alanrobinson7891]

If veganism was healthy then they wouldn't need to add to their diets with a plethora of supplements

[@alanrobinson7891]

@Dhruva Punde just 1 or 2? I'd read it was more than that. I've never supplemented any of my meat, and I only eat meat that I've killed myself. Not that I'm always eating meat, maybe 3 or 4 times a week just

[@waywardwinchester]

That butcher is so rude, kept interrupting you Ed all the time except for the very end when you finally asked him to let you respond.

[@davidhenderson5051]

He learnt at the Piers Morgan Debating School for Shills.

[@charlottehapers3427]

Tbh Ed did too although I agree with Ed

[@kyleB061]

You talk like a fucking woman.

[@kyleB061]

@@damg999 You eat plants 😂, you're clearly the dumbass.

[@MagnusSohlberg]

@@kyleB061 I'd say people who pay to kill someone when they don't need to, and to pay to drink the breastmilk of another species mother, that's being a dumbass.

[@teeganw5945]

this was really good!

[@elizabethdorchester5307]

teegan W ya like a frozen cucumber on a hot summer day good

[@jutanboy]

We have enough plant based food to feed 10 billion people, animals suffer for the dairy industry. Forced pregnancy year after year, baby calves stolen from their mother when they are born. Chickens bred to lay 10 times more eggs than they are meant to, they get a lot bigger than they are supposed to be, and it's painful for them. Most of the animals wont ever see sunlight throughout their entire life. Even if they do, the process in the slaughterhouse is brutal. More than 90%of the pigs and chickens in the entire world go in gas chambers before they are slaughtered. It takes 15-60 seconds and they go through brutal pain where they feel like they are burning inside. These animals, cows, pigs, chickens have NO ROOM to move for their entire life. People think most of the farm animals walk freely, this is absolutely not true. There is such a huge demand for dairy, which makes it impossible. Pigs also gets electrocuted in many slaughterhouses, some places on their testicles in order for them to move faster towards gas chambers and such. In many cases in the slaughterhouses these animals are conscious when they are being slaughtered. Male chicks are useless and they are thrown in a blender alive in every slaughterhouse. And of course there is a lot more to mention about their brutal life they have to endure, and also what happens in these slaughterhouses... The argument I see in the comment: "it's called the food chain" "we cant survive without meat" are stupid arguments. Just because we can consume meat, doesn't mean we have too. It's proven that we live healthier on a plant based diet. We can get everything we consume from dairy products in a plant based diet. Meat has saturated fat and cholesterol, which leads to heart attacks etc, whereas plants do not. And don't come with the argument "we need some cholesterol, just not too much of it" The cholesterol we produce in our bodies is all we need. It's also better for the environment. In fact eating a vegan diet is the single biggest way to reduce your environmental impact on earth. The reasons most people won't go vegan is always the same: 1. People are afraid of change (think it will be awful to live on a plant based diet) however, the taste buds change very fast. And you can still eat pizza, hamburger, ice cream, cookies etc, on a plant based diet. 2. People convince themselves that most of the farm animals live a good life (perhaps by buying organic/free-range, buying from local farmer, grass-fed) however, it doesn't change the fact that these animals that live "freely" go through the exact same process in the slaughterhouses, transportation, etc. Even if you consume meat from an animal you have killed yourself (hunting) for example, there is no justification to kill an innocent animal, when there is no need to do it.. 3. Most people don't realise the brutality behind the dairy industry. Advertisement, picture on the milk, commercials, all give us the illusion, and the lie that these animals live a good life. We are not shown the truth, however we can find good documentaries. Example: Earthlings, Cowspiracy @t + NETFLIX, Forks Over Knives @t + NETFLIX, What the Health @t + NETFLIX, Dominion @t 4. People don't think it's worth it to stop eating meat, because in their mindset it won't help. (We are paying for the torture the animals endure, because we are the consumers demanding it. The increase in vegans has gone up rapidly these past years, and the selections for vegan foods has become a lot better. Which really do help the animals (less demand, less suffering) 5. People say: "it's part of our culture" However, culture doesn't tell us that something is morally right. Remember, slavery was also part of our culture, and lots of other awful stuff. Dog torture in Guangxi, China for the Yulin festival is a part of their culture, and they justify boiling dogs, skinning them and burning them alive, because it's part of their culture. (which makes it a terrible argument/reasoning) 6. People say: "We have been eating meat for thousands of years, we are meant to eat meat" We may have eaten meat for thousands of years, but the reason was for survival. We do not eat meat for survival in most places in the world, just for our taste pleasure. Remember, there are many places in the world were people have lived, and do live only on plant based diets. These people have the longest life span in the world. Example: Ikaria in Greece, Okinawa in Japan, Nicoya in Costa Rica, Loma Linda in California etc. A lot of these people reach over 100 years old. 7. People say: "We can't stop eating meat, because then the animals won't survive either way" First of all, these animals have been bred by us so they can't survive. If everyone went vegan it would be a gradual process. We would through this time stop with forced pregnancy. Find animals sanctuaries, and don't let them mate. Eventually let them die out, because these animals are not meant to be the way they are. 8. People say: "Plant based food is lacking in vitamins and minerals, B-12" Foods often touted to be rich in vitamin B-12 include unwashed organic produce, mushrooms grown in B-12 rich soils, nori, spirulina, chlorella. For vitamins: Eat nuts and seeds daily, especially those rich in omega-3 fat. Eat calcium-rich foods daily, such as calcium-fortified products and calcium-set tofu. 9. People say: "Eating plant based food is too expensive" Most products in a vegan diet is in fact VERY cheap. Rice, Pasta, Beans, Potatoes, vegetables, fruits etc. 10. People say: "There is not enough" Each year an estimated 41 million tons of plant protein is fed to U.S. livestock to produce an estimated 7 million tons of animal protein for human consumption. About 26 million tons of the livestock feed comes from grains, and 15 million tons from forage. The plants we feed farm animals is 7 times the amount of meat and dairy products we consume from animals. If the world went vegan instead, emissions declines would be around 70%. “When looking at what would be in line with avoiding dangerous levels of climate change, we found that you could only stabilise the ratio of food-related emissions to all emissions if everyone adopted a plant-based diet" So, my conclusion: "Eating meat is NOT NECCESARRY, the killing and torture of animals is therefore morally wrong and not justified. The MAIN REASON people won't go vegan is simply because they love the taste, valuing their taste buds over the torture and suffering of animals. Most people won't admit this, because the people and the society we live in tell us, and convince us that eating meat is the right thing to do. We are brought up eating it, brainwashed into believing that we actually need it, and that it is a necessity. 🌱 GO VEGAN! 🌱🌱

[@ACM1PT95]

Rules on how to be a Vegan 1. Grow a beard 2. Grow long hair 3. Weigh like Christian Bale in the movie 'Machinist'. 4. Become a hippie 5. Be very smart like a yale graduate 6. Debate like a true professional 7. Believe 100% in Science 8. Be Atheist. 9 . Be humble 10. Smoke weed and protect the environment

[@MonkAY962]

What does being atheist have to do with it? genuinely curious

[@ACM1PT95]

@@MonkAY962 because the bible kinda says that we have to eat meat

[@ivailopetrov2827]

@@ACM1PT95 the bible says a shitload of stupid stuff

[@ACM1PT95]

@@ivailopetrov2827 hey dont say that bro, that's jesus christ you're insulting there. You crasy ? Say sorry :(

[@BilltheBass88]

Yes mate, nothing but factssss.

[@yon4348]

Boom! Truth bomb!

[@zeem96]

I was eating a double cheeseburger with bacon, and a side of chicken fingers wen I watched this

[@Staffo1982Staffo]

Now it has become clear that an animal based diet is the most healthy option available to us, will all these vegans rescind their comments?

[@carpediem.9]

When they start mocking, laughing and get nervous, that's where you know they have no valid arguments against veganism. You rock Ed, much love from France! 🌱 💚💚

[@kyleB061]

Arguments aren't going to stop us murdering animals, you need to physically stop us.

[@abbyfletcher787]

@@kyleB061 are you yourself physically going out and slicing the throats of animals or are you walking into a supermarket and picking up your prepackaged nicely labelled beef? Coward, stop trying to be edgy.

[@davidwilliams9386]

@@abbyfletcher787 hes on every single thread almost it's an obsession of the saddest most pathetic kind lol life isnt very good for Kyle that much is evident

[@abbyfletcher787]

@@davidwilliams9386 apparently so, people lacking in intelligence seem to get triggered over the slightest chance of facts threatening their need for continuity and aversion to change, pretty much just to seem edgy!1!1 and piss people off lol

[@kyleB061]

@@abbyfletcher787 Why do vegans have a fetish over slicing throats, we don't support Halal LOL

[@TJT156]

Ed is simply the most quintessential vegan activist. His delivery of information through his calm temperament is the most effective way to get people to listen. Thank you for everything you are doing to make a difference !

[@bgtubber]

I know, right? 🙂 He's just a level above anyone else in debates. We can watch his debates and activism and learn from them and also aspire to educate ourselves to speak more eloquently and with conviction. ✌

[@mateocortanage]

I like how you respectfully asked to be able to respond, good job keeping a cool head

[@plantsforlife1120]

Great response Ed to someone who was really having trouble listening and letting you respond. Vegan for life!

[@Vamusika]

@Alex Alternativlos lol ok

[@hawake5786]

@@Vamusika lmao I wonder if this guy knows you're alive 😂

[@marishasveganworld2240]

Alex Alternativlos Alex, we eat a lot because plants are low in calories and high in nutrients. Veganism is not a starvation. We eat plants, we are not breathetarians and don’t rely on air. (Fun fact)

[@kpsiex]

@@marishasveganworld2240 So eat meat then. More practical.

[@marishasveganworld2240]

@@kpsiex I enjoy eating more. It’s not a negative side of eating vegan. You get to experience more pleasure when eating while consuming the same calories as before veganism. But even if going vegan wasn’t practical at all, keep in mind eating animal products means: paying for the exploitation, abuse and murder of animals as well as supporting an industry that’s responsible for species extinctions, ocean dead zones, greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation and climate change. Our little inconvenience is nothing compared to what animals go through.

[@connerhughes1435]

You presented the facts brilliantly Ed

[@Karll541]

Lol 🤣

[@philpriestley9693]

Awesome as always Ed The vegan leader You are so patient and unbelievably knowledgable. Keep up the good work ✌

[@andyodochartaigh9105]

Earthling Ed is a legend.

[@Greatc]

Can you share a link to the whole debate?

[@emmycoghlan5582]

ed is one of the most educated, calm and collected activists i know. this is how we should all be spreading the message

[@ItsSh0ckwave]

but he doesn't understand what marginal land is. (it is land with nutrients not suitable for growth or crops, or land that is too hilly, or land that is too rocky, which makes up 75% of agricultural land, therefore ed's point on 83% of this land being used for animals, but could instead be used for crops, is in fact only 8%)

[@Diggnuts]

Well, with such an obvious nutrient deficiency, he can't help but be calm. The other attributes I am not so sure about.

[@user-ty5ys2zz8d]

So why did he feel he needed to keep interrupting the butcher?

[@NJ-lw5cx]

the replies😂

[@vbacic]

You nailed it, Ed! 💪💪 Well done. Thank you.

[@adoremus4014]

The butcher looks healthy with rosy cheeks; the vegan looks pale with sunken eyes. I have 3 vegan friends who are also very pale with sunken eyes.

[@_teoni]

i love how ed is so serious and they want to crack jokes like read the room...literally

[@jordanjeppsen]

It's interesting that Ed looks the farmer in the eye while he talks AND listens. The farmer can't even look at Ed.

[@francesfincher]

Fantastic observation

[@ThatGuy-tn6lp]

Great observation but countless amounts of times I saw the butcher look him in the eyes and speak so it’s actually a false statement

[@ThatGuy-tn6lp]

Hadi Chraim exactly... always these youtube psychologists amaze me

[@zain4019]

Hadi Chraim Not looking someone in the eyes conveys dishonesty and uncertainty. When people are adamant about something, they look others in the eye. This is confirmed with about 5 minutes of research into very basic psychology.

[@shoelugs]

Maintaining eye contact in a conversation and being intimidating and staring at someone are two different things. Vegan is just plain rude. "Let me respond please" ed guy has been interrupting the farmer from the start.

[@HYN_Media]

"They cannot emit more carbon than they eat" - True. But they're taking that carbon out of the ground and putting it into the air. Plants take the carbon out of the air and put it into the ground.

[@Oatmilllk]

Exactly

[@iamkinginmycastle2018]

@@41PH4B3TS0UP he doesn't ask because they don't care.

[@someguy2135]

@@41PH4B3TS0UP What is the alternative? The only choice besides starving to death is plants or animals. Eating plants is much better for the environment than animal products. Eating meat is just eating plants a lot less efficiently, by feeding the plants to animals and then eating the animals.

[@seanlaws4456]

Some Guy no I think ur wrong. Cows are the most efficient carbon extracting machine on earth. Cows graze grass in a way that keeps it short so that it is constantly growing at its optimum rate sucking in huge amounts of co2 way more than what a patch of trees sucks in. If we farm cows in a way that respects how they originally lived, they would cover vasts amount of land and keep lots of grass short . So we can do this by using frequent field rotations. You see cow farming is one of the main answers to climate change but all these delusional vegans only see the argument in black and white. Sorry bad English

[@stadtjer689]

@@seanlaws4456 the carbon is released you fucking idiot.

[@priyaljain8392]

Where can I watch the whole debate