Reply #29: And much like creationists, they ignore all scientific evidence that refutes their religious beliefs

[speltwon]

Men did not evolve as vegans, there are essential nutrients (B12) that are all but absent from plant sources (vegan foods are supplemented with it to get around this). I am a competitive athlete, and my sport demands power, strength, explosiveness etc. I've never seen one vegan do well in it. I do know there is at least one vegan though who is a damn good MMA fighter, so I'm not saying it's impossible.

I eat TONS of fruits and veggies, a fair %age of them raw, lots of pickled stuff (Kimchi etc.) and pay a lot of attention to my diet.

Veganism is , as a moral stance - fine. As a nutritional stance, it's moronic. Lacto-ovo vegetarianism is reasonable. Veganism is not.