My name is Skandha Though we get abundant amount of proteins from plants And other vegetables and Other food materials Why do people choose meat as a main source of protein for their body? One is those human beings who literally live in a scenario Where they cannot get anything else For example say you lived in Siberia, Russia As far as my knowledge goes a person in Siberia cannot become a Vegan Someone who is living in an igloo, the eskimos, the inuits Unless they have like a shopping complex nearby to them I don't think they can become a Vegan But apart from them, the majority of humanity Who are living closer to the equator Because the further you go from the equator is when it gets colder and colder We can grow crops around this area But then why do people still choose to consume meat? It's for the following reasons First thing is that People don't like being told what to do Being very clear If I would not...If I was sitting there And someone came on stage and Spoke about Veganism I wouldn't be too happy with it People don't like being told what to do Which is why I made it very clear in the beginning I'm not here to tell you what to do I'm just giving information, if you want you take it When you push a message onto people they get resistant But apart from that a major reason why Human beings eat meat is this Your brain works in a particular way Through the millions of years of evolution on Earth We came from Ape like creatures to human beings This exists for all creatures In your brain whenever you feel pleasure There is a chemical called as dopamine That is secreted in your brain Heard of this dopamine? Basically when you eat something that is so tasty Tasty basically means Your brain is secreting more dopamine So only 2 times in a natural setting environment Where the brain will secrete major amounts of dopamine Is either during Mating that is sexual activity Or when you are eating food Why? Because the DNA in your body Is reinforcing you to do 2 things One is Get enough food Don't get eaten and stay safe No.2 Reproduce and produce copies of yourself The whole point of existence when you look at our DNA is just to Eat, reproduce, eat, reproduce That's all we are doing So When you eat meat Meat is high in calories It has a high amount of fat to it Understand you can divide calories into 3 groups Carbohydrates, proteins and fats Meat does not have any carbohydrate It has only protein and fat Fat is very high in calories So is protein So when you cook that meat in a particular way Add certain spices and some salt And you bite into it There is this explosion that happens in your brain Just think of it this way If I blindfolded right now 3 people on stage And in each of their mouths say I put spinach Will that taste really good? Not really Say I put ice cream Will that taste really good? Even though they are blindfolded can they tell the difference? Of course they can Because even if you cannot see it or smell it or hear it Your brain can sense it It is an extraordinary calorie detection device It detects; oh this food is high in calories Therefore I will reward you for Because the brain doesn't know we are living in society You realise that the human brain Still thinks we are living in the wild So it will react the same way As it would in the wild It is thinking right now there is scarcity of food So when you eat meat It is thinking, oh this guy has discovered some meat We should reward him for that so he will keep doing this So meat eating is a very rewarding habit So is the consumption of certain dairy products Milk if you just drink it bland Like that, it's not so good right? But if you were to churn it And take all the butter out of it And then you fry something in that Why? Because you have again increased The amount of calories in it So basically your brain detects calories Potaotes taste good French fries taste great But fried chicken tastes better That's just a scientific fact Your brain will secrete more dopamine That again just shows My sensory pleasures are more important to me Than an animal's life And we as Vegans are saying that That's wrong Because the animal does not agree with it Similarly those who take drugs If I were a drug addict I would be going And let's say I needed more money to buy drugs And I couldn't get I would steal Because my brain is pushing me "Dude! You need to get that hit again. Go go go!” Similarly although meat, dairy and eggs Are not to that level of a High They nevertheless Give a human such a high That now they have to Give up eating them It feels like they are losing something If meat, dairy and eggs tasted like neem leaves I would not have such a difficult time Convincing people to go Vegan It's because they taste fantastic And that's why people will not listen Most people Are so adamant against it because It's something they don't want to give up That's the reason why It just tastes good That's the answer