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> Yet another nail in the coffin of human exceptionalism. Consider not what you are eating, but who. This is an interesting take. If we refactor meat out of ou
by eganist 4y ago
> Yet another nail in the coffin of human exceptionalism. Consider not what you are eating, but who.
This is an interesting take. If we refactor meat out of our diets out of empathy, wouldn't that imply human exceptionalism considering non-human carnivores and omnivores haven't been observed doing the same?
- pawsforthought 4y agoI think the answer lies in your question. We have not observed such behavior (conscious dietary preferences), but that says nothing of capability. Opting out of meat is only really possible for us because of farming. Other species lack the physical capabilities to farm as we do. Nor can they communicate to us the depth of their cognitive capabilities. Rejecting human exceptionalism is not the same as saying we are indistinguishable from non-human animals (which would be absurd to argue), rather that our distinctions do not make us inherently more worthy.