top | item 27253501 (no title) spankyspangler | 4 years ago I reject the flimsy assertion that eating beef or chicken is a "moral catastrophe" or even bad at all. discuss order hn newest aww_dang|4 years ago Anything less than the latest trend is worthy of condemnation. If we continue at this rate, today's advocates of "insect protein" will be cancelled in a decade. anonuser123456|4 years ago Given the state of factory farming and our understanding of neurobiology, moral catastrophe is a perfectly reasonable assertion.Animals suffer immensely, and we have no reason to believe their experience of suffering is more tolerable than humans. spankyspangler|4 years ago > Given the state of factory farming and our understanding of neurobiology, moral catastrophe is a perfectly reasonable assertion.No I don't think it is reasonable at all.> Animals suffer immensely,Untrue. Eating chicken or cow meat does not require the animals suffer immensely.Some farming, transport, and slaughter practices cause needless suffering. But others don't, they actually allow pretty decent lives for the animals. load replies (1)
aww_dang|4 years ago Anything less than the latest trend is worthy of condemnation. If we continue at this rate, today's advocates of "insect protein" will be cancelled in a decade.
anonuser123456|4 years ago Given the state of factory farming and our understanding of neurobiology, moral catastrophe is a perfectly reasonable assertion.Animals suffer immensely, and we have no reason to believe their experience of suffering is more tolerable than humans. spankyspangler|4 years ago > Given the state of factory farming and our understanding of neurobiology, moral catastrophe is a perfectly reasonable assertion.No I don't think it is reasonable at all.> Animals suffer immensely,Untrue. Eating chicken or cow meat does not require the animals suffer immensely.Some farming, transport, and slaughter practices cause needless suffering. But others don't, they actually allow pretty decent lives for the animals. load replies (1)
spankyspangler|4 years ago > Given the state of factory farming and our understanding of neurobiology, moral catastrophe is a perfectly reasonable assertion.No I don't think it is reasonable at all.> Animals suffer immensely,Untrue. Eating chicken or cow meat does not require the animals suffer immensely.Some farming, transport, and slaughter practices cause needless suffering. But others don't, they actually allow pretty decent lives for the animals. load replies (1)
aww_dang|4 years ago
anonuser123456|4 years ago
Animals suffer immensely, and we have no reason to believe their experience of suffering is more tolerable than humans.
spankyspangler|4 years ago
No I don't think it is reasonable at all.
> Animals suffer immensely,
Untrue. Eating chicken or cow meat does not require the animals suffer immensely.
Some farming, transport, and slaughter practices cause needless suffering. But others don't, they actually allow pretty decent lives for the animals.