0_Apprentice
Vegetarianism, or the Pythagorean diet, has been around for thousands of years, going back all the way to ancient greece.
1_Wizard
I know this as well. It has a theory and practice of voluntary non-consumption of the flesh of any animal 
0_Apprentice
Yes, and you could also say that our paleolithic and neolithic ancestors also practiced this diet, as they consumed mainly a plant based diet ( plants can't run away ).
1_Wizard
That is quite funny. Then what do you have to say about the Mesolithic era which followed the Paleolithic era
0_Apprentice
well, in the mesolithic, people became sedentary farmers and began to keep animals as food, if you trust the archaeologists.
1_Wizard
Well I trust them like everyone do. I believe their story about the stone age. Perhaps it is believable that before the discoveries  stone was widely used to make implements
0_Apprentice
Anyway, it wasn't until the 1800's when the Vegetarian Society in England  popularized the diet.  That is when it really took off.  So when people today think this is a new diet, they are mistaken.
1_Wizard
Why I think vegetarians should be a supported society is that most of them come together for various reason. I like some of the reasons and I do not like some