(January 19, 2014 at 4:30 pm)jg2014 Wrote:(January 19, 2014 at 4:17 pm)LastPoet Wrote: The same can be said to your arguments for veganism. All you presented is: "I'm lilly-livered and everyone else must conform to my sensibilities"
ETA: shit, got ninja'd by KUSA.
Here we go then...
1. Animals are conscious and can suffer
2. Causing suffering is wrong
3. Eating meat causes animals to suffer
Therefore, eating meat is wrong.
Which part of this argument suggests I am cowardly or timid? Does my debating style suggest I am timid? No, the fact is meat eating is so bound up in your head with being strong and powerful that to challenge it would therefore make one of weak character. Meat eating is so bound up in your identity that when it is challenged, it is not just the argument that is being challenged but your perception of yourself. With men this is further bound up with our perception of masculinity, with timidity being the antithesis of this strong male identity. This is why you are so defensive.
Your argument is a logical fallacy.
1. I am conscious and can suffer
2. Causing suffering is wrong
3. Your opinion causes me suffer
Therefore, your opinion is wrong.
