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Props to you for experiencing how your food is made. Some people turn away from meat after that (like you did), some people are fine with it. Regardless of wh
by daenz 8y ago
Props to you for experiencing how your food is made. Some people turn away from meat after that (like you did), some people are fine with it. Regardless of where you land, we shouldn't psychologically shield ourselves from the processes involved in getting food to the table.
It's the one thing that sticks with me from the PETA and PETA-like movements: you should know how your food is created. If it makes you more empathetic, fine, and if it doesn't, also fine. We are omnivores after all.
- mLuby 8y agoWhy is denying ourselves a psychological shield a good idea?
- opportune 8y agoTypically because it helps you make decisions you morally disagree with by pretending the bad parts don’t exist. You can’t decide whether you are morally ok with how a product is produced without seeing how it’s produced: this applies to more than just food, e.g. sweatshops
- yesenadam 8y agoIt's not easy to answer this macabre question. To many people, it's more important not to slaughter animals like that, than that people feel ok about the ugly reality. To people who think human lives aren't the only ones that have some value, this question is grotesque. To me, at least - 'Why is feeling bad about needlessly slaughtering lambs a good idea?'.. I guess there's a utilitarian argument for taking a pill so we'd never feel bad about anything, if we could, though I'm not sure if we'd still be recognizably human. Well, maybe psychopaths are like that.
- y-c-o-m-b 8y agoHonestly I put in effort every couple of years or so to try lamb again. I made it through an entire sandwich on my last attempt, but it was tough.