Eric Kim critiques veganism and vegetarianism from a physiological and ethical standpoint, arguing that meat and organ meats, particularly, are essential for optimal health and strength. He challenges the idea that a plant-based diet is healthier, suggesting that people often turn to such diets due to pre-existing health issues or misconceptions about what is best for the body. Kim argues that organ meats, like liver and heart, provide superior nutrition compared to plant-based foods, contributing more significantly to muscle growth and overall vitality. He contrasts this with what he calls the “weaker” results of a vegan diet, which he believes can lead to deficiencies in essential nutrients, potentially making people weaker and less healthy over time.

From an ethical perspective, Kim does not believe that the consumption of animals is inherently immoral. He contends that humans, as apex predators, are biologically predisposed to eat meat and that attempts to equate animal lives with human lives are misguided. He also rejects the environmental argument against meat consumption, questioning the inevitability of planetary destruction due to meat eating. Overall, Kim emphasizes that each person should be free to choose their dietary path without imposing their moral standards on others    .

Here are a few notable quotes from Eric Kim’s critique of veganism and vegetarianism:

1. On moral imposition:

“I am convinced; many vegetarians and vegans believe that ALL humans on the planet SHOULD be vegetarian and vegan. If some of these vegetarians or vegans had dictator power on planet earth, I think they would mandate it as a law to prohibit any meat consumption.”

• Eric Kim on Vegetarianism and Veganism

2. On human physiology and diet:

“Humans as a biological species STRIVE to obtain the maximum amount of nourishment in food, for maximal physiological growth and flourishing. For example, it is 99.99999% certain that eating a fatty T-bone steak contains greater building blocks for muscle growth and physiological strengthening than eating (white) rice.”

• Eric Kim on Meat Eating

3. On humans as apex predators:

“We are not as strong as bears, but we can bear arms (haha). But in all seriousness, humans are the apex predator on planet earth. Our ability to create weapons and tools have allowed us to conquer and dominate all other forms of biological life and animal life here.”

• Eric Kim on Meat Eating

4. On environmental concerns:

“Eating meat is ‘bad’ for the planet. But how long? 10 years? 20 years? 30 years?… What if earth death (from meat consumption) wasn’t a sure fact. Then what?”

• Eric Kim on Veganism

These quotes reflect Kim’s critical perspective on the moral, physiological, and environmental arguments often posed by proponents of vegetarianism and veganism.