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I would love to read some of those studies. That sounds fascinating! > despite the fact that we normally know about the human-like qualities of the animals we
by Swizec 8y ago
I would love to read some of those studies. That sounds fascinating!
> despite the fact that we normally know about the human-like qualities of the animals we eat.
Didn't there used to be whole cultures (like the Aztec, I think) where cannibalism was a mostly normal part of life? That seems like a pretty extreme version of this cognitive dissonance.
"You're human but you're tasty and I'm hungry soooo ..."
- mockingbirdy 8y agoStart here [1] and see this [2] for a light introduction. Then proceed with cognitive dissonance, implicit belief systems and cognitive biases [3]. Have fun! [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology_of_eating_meat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology_of_eating_meat [2]: https://youtu.be/ao2GL3NAWQU https://youtu.be/ao2GL3NAWQU [3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases