I was hoping someone would bring up protein.

Actually, all it takes is a little research to find that you can build complete proteins simply by combining vegetables.

Aside from oils, almost every vegetable compound contains amino acids.

Animals are not the only place to get them, and not even the best place. If health is the goal, then you trade off the pack of amino acids for the excess cholesterol.

Whereas with veggies you can get the amino acids by eating a small variety, and you get no cholesterol aside from the natural amount your body produces.

It doesn't matter that we have incisors... We have a brain, which comes with the decision to eat what we choose.

EDIT:

And to utabinarbo...

"Yes, our standard of living is now such that even the poorest an\mong us can afford the best protein sources. Our lifespans have risen accordingly. A Good Thing, no?"

That's possibly the most evasive argument I've ever heard. Are you saying that eating animals as risen our lifespan?

It's not science... By chance, is it?

I fail to see any correlation.

And there are several cultures throughout the world that eat a minimal amount of animal (most notably the asian cultures) who have had higher life expectancies then our obese, heart disease-ridden society.

What is your point?