'Veganism is a Religion' | Response to Joe Rogan

Does veganism fit the definition of a religion? Did it start as a religion? Plus responses to many of the myths from Joe Rogan's recent video post.
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Main Video I am Responding to:
   • Joe Rogan - Veganism Is a Religion  

Happy Healthy Vegan Plants Feel Pain Rogan Video:    • Joe Rogan: Plants Know They're Being ...  

Joe Chickens:    • Видео  

That strawman screenshot: https://micthevegan.com/strawman-argu...

Donald Watson Agnostic:
http://www.foodsforlife.org.uk/people...

Pythagoras quote:
https://books.google.com/books?id=of-...

Definition of Religion:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dicti...

Slaughter numbers example:
https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publication...

Vegan Society Definition: https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan...

Amazon destruction:
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/h...
80%: http://planetsave.com/2009/01/29/80-p...

1/3 of our freshwater and SPECIES EXTINCTION source:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/...

Animal ag uses half of our land in the US:
https://www.ers.usda.gov/webdocs/publ...

45% of land minus antarctica:
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10....

1/3-1/2 of the Earth's grain,
"Almost 50 percent of the grains produced in the world are fed to livestock"
http://www.fao.org/docrep/v8180t/v818...

Vegan Mortality Lower than Meat Eaters:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Beyond Meatless Vegan Disease Rates:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Other study flashed on Vegan Disease Rates:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2...

Heme iron and cancer study:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2...

Hens cancer: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3...

Hens osteoporosis: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...