Weetabix:
If people want to be slim more than they want larger meals then they could achieve that. People should simply accept what they want and the consequences that come with that. You want to be slim then no more pie and more exercise.
So don't say you know what the VAST majority of people want unless you can acknowledge the pressures on their decisions.
LoraDayton:
What a way to contradict yourself. It is a lot more than simple diet that affects anyone's weight whether surplus or deficit. If you understand the pressures of someone's decision either way, then you certainly know that the determinant of whether or not someone is "naturally" large have a lot less to do with their food intake and a lot more to do with where they live, the policy that affects their daily life, their income, hereditary conditions and other genetic causes, and a multitude of other marginalizations or circumstances.
Also "religion" doesn't mean just one. Not all religions view gluttony as a sin.
You are not the center of the universe or have any of the answers. Get a grip.
From your position at the centre of your universe it may look that way.
In Christianity Gluttony is a sin, in your universe another religion is dominant, fair enough.
If you look at the mask wearing and jabs lots of people felt they had no choice so went along with it. It turns out they did have a choice but the coercion was so strong it affected people's actions.
Diet and exercise are actions people can take if they chose not to be fat. Like entering a shop without a mask or not taking the jab when your job requires it, these are not the easy option but they are available choices.
I know someone who took one jab to keep her job but ended up losing it because it made her too ill to work. Heck, she could just have told them she was not taking the first. She'd have a her job back by now but she's still too ill.
We have more choice than we think even if it looks easier to go where we're being herded.
Choices are not always easy but they are available.
