Dr. Zorba Paster mischaracterizes #vegans on #WPR show

Zorba Paster responded to a caller concerned about a family member who had taken up veganism like 'it was the holy grail.'  Dr. Paster responded by saying that, "Vegans tend to have an element of religiosity."  He may as well have called vegans a cult. I find this to be offensive, as well as incorrect.  Vegans, in my view, are the opposite of this... we use science and empiricism to make our decisions about the way we live.  Contrast that to the typical meat and dairy consumer who uses food as a ritual, eats it out of tradition rather than free choice, and finally, has blind faith that the animals are treated well before being killed or used and that it is justified because that's what we're supposed to think, rather that what we can know by using our own eyes and ears (not to mention our brains).  Listen to the 6/29/13 show at http://www.wpr.org/zorba/listen.cfm and let Dr. Paster know how you feel about his portrayal of us vegans as a group.