I am not a vegetarian, but I would happily pay double to eat meat that doesn't result in an animal being killed. But it'd have to taste okay, at least, for me to make that jump. Doesn't have to be perfect, but has to satisfy a craving for a burger or something like that.
If it is tasty and affordable, why not? Almost everything we eat nowadays is already highly optimized through selective breeding over thousands of years, so adding lab-grown meat does not make our food less "natural" than it is already. On the other hand, lab-grown meat will probably use much less resources compared to traditionally produced meat, while not causing any issues with regard to (bad) treatment / killing of actual animals.
Yes, without a doubt. It takes many of the downsides of meat out of the equation (animal cruelty, environmental impact, use of antibiotics).<p>I don't know how the health effects would change though.
I am waiting for the day when I can buy lab grown meat. I am a vegetarian since March 17, 2012 and boy do I miss meat. I had to give up meat because I couldn't stand killing animals for my taste but now lab grown meat will give me the pleasure without the guilt!
I'm not interested in lab grown meat.<p>I don't each much meat anyway, but the meat that I do eat is grass fed & finished and raised semi-locally. I prefer the path closer to nature than to the lab.
Absolutely not.<p>It's not about the meat, it's about how poor judgement peope have in terms of sustainability.<p>Meat is meat. And meat is ok.<p>Whats not okay is mass production of it, or any other kind.<p>Instead of growing anything in a lab, think about what you consume. This goes for everything. I would much rather eat a chicken that is produced locally than one I have no idea what went through.<p>This goes for everything I eat. Even though I am not even close to being fanatic.<p>Its okay to consume but please do it respectfully and reflect upon it.<p>Lab grown food is simply to futuristic for me
I may be a bit old-fashioned in this regard, but no, I (probably) wouldn't. A lot of "fake meat" includes soy, which is known to simulate estrogen iirc. Also, it's kinda for the same reason I won't eat bugs (even if safe and tasty): it's just not to my taste, and that's okay.
No, at least not for a fair amount of time before it comes out. I want to wait for real (independent) data on health effects and nutrition. I want to wait for data on long-term health effects.<p>By independent, I mean not just independent of the grower, but perhaps also of the FDA.
What if we stop eating chicken and then they go extinct?<p>Would those who caused this by switching to lab grown meat feel bad about it?<p>And if they go extinct then is there any net benefit in we stopping to eat them?