RE: Saturated Fat Controversy
November 21, 2019 at 12:30 pm
(This post was last modified: November 21, 2019 at 12:30 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
In my experience, it's easier to address this issue with children than it is with adults.
With adults, there's an endless round of nutball whack-a-mole knowing that their position isn't actually dependent on any of those arguments in the first place, and that no amount of correcting their misapprehensions would or even could make a difference. Kids haven't had the time or access to build up that wall. My youngest girl, Momo, flirted with vegetarianism for awhile. It started out as a sort of idol mimicry thing with her older cousin, but she did have strong reservations against hurting animals. You could see the gears grinding in her head when we sat down to talk.
Do we kill animals? Yes.
Does it hurt? It can.
Do we have to hurt animals? No, but we often do.
That was enough for her, for awhile..at least.
With adults, there's an endless round of nutball whack-a-mole knowing that their position isn't actually dependent on any of those arguments in the first place, and that no amount of correcting their misapprehensions would or even could make a difference. Kids haven't had the time or access to build up that wall. My youngest girl, Momo, flirted with vegetarianism for awhile. It started out as a sort of idol mimicry thing with her older cousin, but she did have strong reservations against hurting animals. You could see the gears grinding in her head when we sat down to talk.
Do we kill animals? Yes.
Does it hurt? It can.
Do we have to hurt animals? No, but we often do.
That was enough for her, for awhile..at least.
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