I live with major cognitive dissonance, since I have been largely persuaded that the way in which most animals are treated and harvested for meat is unethical at best and may even be one the great moral enormities of our time.He obviously still eats meat but acknowledges the problems it poses. I don't his tone at the end though
There are lots of people like me who want to be moral but can't resist the crackling in the pan."one [of] the great moral enormities of our time" vs "want to be moral but can't resist the crackling in the pan."
Give me a break. I don't doubt that there are people who get pleasure out beating up homosexuals. I doubt Sullivan would be so indulgent of that moral enormity. If it is as wrong as he hints, joking about how yummy animals are is completely tasteless.
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well, that was my excuse for 23 years, but then I was still young and not able to feed myself properly either.
But what took me so long I ask myself? I know that it was easier to change to vegetarianism because Stuart did. Perhaps Sullivan needs a vegetarian friend? Or a good book that clearly and precisely explains why one should become vegetarian?
What about a vegetarian support group that helps people through the transition to vegetarianism?
hmm.. to be fair to myself i have wanted to become vegetarian several times during my life but never succeeded due to living with other meat-eaters. Also, I always suspected that perhaps it wasn't healthy to not eat meat. But a little research shows that being vegetarian is a very healthy life style if you eat correctly.
my point is more the moral enormity part. I supose he doesnt really mean that, deep down he thinks it isnt so bad. if you really think its a 'moral enormity' then continuing to eat meat is very very bad. it isnt just a moral quirk
You're right. It's a bit strange to admit that the way animals are being treated is a terrible moral injustice and then justify that its ok because you like the taste of meat. Either he doesn't really think it's so bad, like you said, or he's extremely callous. He knows its bad, but doesn't care.
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