RE: About vegans
February 13, 2018 at 4:27 pm
(This post was last modified: February 13, 2018 at 4:31 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
All of your objections to eating meat are addressed by best practices or an investment in alternative livestock species or models. This isn't to say that they aren't compelling in the absence of an absolute commitment to those practices..only that it's more a polemic against bad ideas than meat eating.
Personally, I'd just stick with the basic objection. It will never not be true and it will never rely on even a subtle misunderstanding of food production. You're not comfortable eating meat. That, to my mind, is the best reason not to eat meat. Nobody should eat anything that makes them uncomfortable unless they have to, lol. I take it further. If you wouldn't kill it yourself, don't eat it. This isn;t an exhortation for everyone to start a livestock operation..only the suggestion that people should not force others to do what they would not by economic coercion. That a persons diet be compatible with their overall ideology as it pertains to food..insomuch as it can be. Work it out, all the way though, and make a consistent and informed decision.
That, all by itself, would likely lead to a world with less meat eating and better production models, as well as stricter adherence to best practices and an economic incentive to engage in them. Plus..you know, I'd make more filthy lucre.
Personally, I'd just stick with the basic objection. It will never not be true and it will never rely on even a subtle misunderstanding of food production. You're not comfortable eating meat. That, to my mind, is the best reason not to eat meat. Nobody should eat anything that makes them uncomfortable unless they have to, lol. I take it further. If you wouldn't kill it yourself, don't eat it. This isn;t an exhortation for everyone to start a livestock operation..only the suggestion that people should not force others to do what they would not by economic coercion. That a persons diet be compatible with their overall ideology as it pertains to food..insomuch as it can be. Work it out, all the way though, and make a consistent and informed decision.
That, all by itself, would likely lead to a world with less meat eating and better production models, as well as stricter adherence to best practices and an economic incentive to engage in them. Plus..you know, I'd make more filthy lucre.
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