Paper_Phrog

Mate, are YOU happy with your life? If yes, you succeeded. If not, what would you like to change and how could you start that journey?

And I hope you're dating just her and not her parents. Luckily two adults can make their own decisions!

Fair, I am sure there are humans you can consensually eat though. ;)

No, I am against all killing and intentionally inflicting of pain. I don't mind you trying to poke holes in (my) logics at all by the way. Nothing in life is foolproof, otherwise philosophy wouldn't exist.

You might not literally have said so, but you replied with a very defensive stance about your situation, unsolicited. This implicitly made it about yourself.

You sound quite upset about this, but there's no need to. I am just an internet stranger.

Anyway, have a pleasant day!

This is a common philosophical counter question I hear. While completely valid in its core, it distracts from the real problem. Have you considered the fact that we need food to survive? I'd rather choose the food (based on current research that plants don't feel pain as animala do) that seems to cause the least harm.

Meat or animal products of any kind don't fulfill that criterium.

Then we have the fact that it contributes negatively to our planet and the production takes a huge toll on both plants AND humans alike. It simply isn't efficient in any way.

So this really isn't an argument worth discussing.

If you consider all this, there's really only one logical choice based on the morals we decide on as a society. Which is currently seriously hypocritical.

Agreed! Caring for (more than) humans tends to extend a great length.

It's not about being better than someone. Avoiding both animal and human harm can (and often do!) go hand in hand.

Many vegans I know try to reduce their harmful effects on the planet altogether.

Not many omnivores I know even try to help at all. Some do, but the ratio is completely different for this segment in my experience.

I am not fully going to reply to your statement, because the user below did so very clearly already.

Just remember, none of these conversations are centered around YOU or your situation. It's about the planet as a whole.

Without trying to insult you, it sounds like cognitive dissonance is at play here.

The food chain hasn't really been a thing for us in a long time now and you know it. We've surpassed the traditional food chain.

P.S. I kill my plans more humanely than any animal will ever be slaughtered.

Your username suits you at least.

Quite a typical response because no one is forcing you to do or change anything. It's still very much a choice. Even if it actively negatively contributes to both animal welfare and the earth existence.

You can debate how far one should go in veganism, but I think it's hard to defend the stance that there should be NO change of course in the current (intensive) animal factory farming scene. There really are no winners and humans don't realize how the system also makes life worse for them in the long run.

You can deny it, and try to use strawmen reasoning to the debate, but realize it makes you seem uneducated on the matter.

That being said, you do you, I won't change your stance and you won't changeine. I simply gave my opinion in this thread.

Hi there, good question. For me there's no morals tied to the level of consciousness. That allows for cherry picking.

I apply the very simple principe "don't do to other living beings what you would not want to be done to you".

It's an interesting story you shared. Seems like you've got it decently with your family. Happy to hear that!

I agree that learning can and should be fun and stimulated.

In the Netherlands we have the opposite problem actually, too many people have a higher education. Not enough practically schooled workers. We drastically need people to change to a "lower" education I'd we want to have plumbers, electricians, builders etc.