Aldous Huxley, Eyeless In Gaza

Christians eat meat, drink alcohol, smoke tobacco; and Christianity exalts personality... teaches that God feels anger and approves the persecution of heretics. It's the same with Jews and the Moslems. Kosher and an indignant Jehovah. Mutton and beef and personal survival among the houris, avenging Allah and holy wars. Now look at the Buddhists. Vegetables and water... They don't exalt personality; they try to transcend it... What worlds away from Jehovah... ! The fact is, of course, that we think as we eat. ... You poison yourself with too much animal protein. ... What's the greatest enemy of Christianity today? Frozen meat... Even the poor can afford to poison themselves...

— Aldous Huxley on Vegetarianism

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Christians eat meat, drink alcohol, smoke tobacco; and Christianity exalts personality... teaches that God feels anger and approves the persecution of heretics. It's the same with Jews and the Moslems. Kosher and an indignant Jehovah. Mutton and beef and personal survival among the houris, avenging Allah and holy wars. Now look at the Buddhists. Vegetables and water... They don't exalt personality; they try to transcend it... What worlds away from Jehovah... ! The fact is, of course, that we think as we eat. ... You poison yourself with too much animal protein. ... What's the greatest enemy of Christianity today? Frozen meat... Even the poor can afford to poison themselves..." in the context of "Aldous Huxley, Eyeless In Gaza" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Aldous Huxley

About Aldous Huxley

Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was a British author known for his novel Brave New World. He was the grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley and younger brother of Julian Huxley.