OrgoneConclusion said:

clock_of_omens said:

Alright, you got me. Maybe I wouldn't magically make everyone a vegan, just those with the means to be one.

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Do you also realize that The Pig, Cow, and Chicken Oversouls would not be happy that their numbers were decreased by over 90% as we would have little need to keep farming them? Are eggs OK? How did you come to this conclusion?

Would we still be able to eat chocolate-covered ants and deep-fried millipedes?

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LittileSkierDude said:

for all of the "ethical" vegetarians here, how do you practice your diet without coming off as pompous or holier than thou. every time you go somewhere that is serving meat and you have to reply "I don't eat meat" how do you explain your reasoning without coming off as "I'm more compassionate than you"?

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this might seem weird but wouldn't an ethical vegetarian ideally want everyone to practice vegetarianism? by personally refusing meat, I feel like others feel that you secretly think less of them for eating meat. what's the best way to not seem like a total dick when refusing to eat what your peers do? this is all out of curiosity because I am very much considering cutting meat from my diet but with my lifestyle and friend group it seems extremely difficult and impractical.

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clock_of_omens said:

Animals shouldn't be treated badly. They are sentient and we shouldn't be treating them like they are inanimate objects just for food that we don't actually need to survive.

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OrgoneConclusion said:

What are the primary reasons for being an asshole?

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LittileSkierDude said:

for all of the "ethical" vegetarians here, how do you practice your diet without coming off as pompous or holier than thou. every time you go somewhere that is serving meat and you have to reply "I don't eat meat" how do you explain your reasoning without coming off as "I'm more compassionate than you"? this might seem weird but wouldn't an ethical vegetarian ideally want everyone to practice vegetarianism? by personally refusing meat, I feel like others feel that you secretly think less of them for eating meat. what's the best way to not seem like a total dick when refusing to eat what your peers do? this is all out of curiosity because I am very much considering cutting meat from my diet but with my lifestyle and friend group it seems extremely difficult and impractical.

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clock_of_omens said:

Plants have no nervous system that is comparable to other animals in any way. There is no reason to think that they feel pain in any way similar to animals.

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clock_of_omens said:

Plants have no nervous system that is comparable to other animals in any way. There is no reason to think that they feel pain in any way similar to animals.

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