Human teeth are like a cow's, they are closer to pigs which are omnivores. We also don;t have four chambered stomachs like cows. Nor do we have to regurgitate our food and chew it (cud) like a cow. Also, our closest relatives, teh chimpanzee (sharing 98% DNA with humans) are omnivores
I saw a source that may also answer your question. It makes a list, including teeth, as to why we are omnivores. It is also a vegetarian website

quote: "Although evidence on the structure and function of human hands and jaws, behavior, and evolutionary history also either support an omnivorous diet or fail to support strict vegetarianism, the best evidence comes from our teeth.
The short canines in humans are a functional consequence of the enlarged cranium and associated reduction of the size of the jaws. In primates, canines function as both defense weapons and visual threat devices. Interestingly, the primates with the largest canines (gorillas and gelada baboons) both have basically vegetarian diets. In archeological sites, broken human molars are most often confused with broken premolars and molars of pigs, a classic omnivore. On the other hand, some herbivores have well-developed incisors that are often mistaken for those of human teeth when found in archeological excavations"


Biologically speaking, humans are omnivores, and no amount of debating will change that.
People eat meat because it provides nutrition and they like the taste of it. There are perhaps other reasons, but I'm not a meat eater so I wouldn't know. Don't forget that in some cultures, they couldn't survive without it. We have the luxury of being able to live healthily without meat in the western world. Not everyone has that opportunity.

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I supose we eat it because we always have from caveman days when it was hunted. It gives us protein and other things that we need in our diet. But now days we can get this from other foods such as quorn and soya products.
I dont eat much meat only chicken and fish usualy. I eat and enjoy the vegetables better. I do like sausages though

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In the western world where those products are regularly available we are able to live without meat, yes. But not everyone is.

Also dogs are able to live with out meat. Infact I had a dog whom couldn't breakdown meat so had to have a vegetarian dog food.

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The only true carnivores are cats. The reason is because other animals naturally produce Taurine, whereas cats don't - they have to get it from meat.

This has already been discussed in the fur topic though.

well i have a simple answer to this..but i fear not many will be interested in my answer.
i am a believer in the bible, and it states there that it is ok for himand to eat meat..thats good enough for me

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