i am a vegetarian.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, and the flesh of any other animal), and may also include abstention from by-products of animal slaughter. Vegetarianism may be adopted for various reasons. Many people object to eating meat out of respect for sentient life. Such ethical motivations have been codified under various religious beliefs, as well as animal rights advocacy. Other motivations for vegetarianism are health-related, political, environmental, cultural, aesthetic, economic, or personal preference. There are variations of the diet as well: an ovo-lacto vegetarian diet includes both eggs and dairy products, an ovo-vegetarian diet includes eggs but not dairy products, and a lacto-vegetarian diet includes dairy products but not eggs. A vegan diet excludes all animal products, including eggs and dairy. Some vegans also avoid other animal products such as beeswax, leather or silk clothing, and goose-fat shoe polish. Packaged and processed foods, such as cakes, cookies, candies, chocolate, yogurt, and marshmallows, often contain unfamiliar animal ingredients, so may be a special concern for vegetarians due to the likelihood of such additions.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Have you ever tried vegetarianism? I tried it but didn't last very long. I like my meat!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I sometimes have a few meat free meals a week just so I impact animals less. i respect sentient life "}, {"role": "user", "content": "I respect your sentiment. I have read about lab-grown meat. If they become available for consumers I would try it!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yeah I would as well. I read not long ago how some vegans dont use products like beeswax or leather or silk and I just dont understand that."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I can understand the leather but the other two are by-products. I guess everyone has their own philosophy in life!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yeah I can understand things like not eating eggs or dairy but the other stuff seems a little extreme. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "Is it Jainism that won't even hurt bugs? Living in Florida I would be eaten alive by the skeeters!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Lol Im in Texas and yes I believe it is. Traditionally it is known as Jain Dharma."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I guess it is easier if you live in an area without mosquitoes. Most bugs are pretty harmless."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yeah, I remember reading how most processed foods contain some sort of animal product. So it must be kinda hard to be vegan sometimes."}]