Goods piece. The reason and logic presented are honest and without bias. Familiar territory for anyone that’s taken the reality of the food system into context and given it a full perspective. The idea of not eating meat seems too great and inconvenient for most to overcome. It’s a topic that’s morphed into something dogmatic- no different from religion, guns, politics. I consider these topics together to be somewhat of a new 4 horseman type paradigm. They’re off the table discussions for most given the level of attachment individuals have to them. From a psychological perspective, it makes up a considerable part of their identity, ego. Additionally, the violence and suffering the food system causes is far enough removed from people that they’re able to disconnect the two.
Yup. One can lob of those topics like a grenade into a group of nuns, assassins, kindergarten teachers or adorable grandmas and watch the whole convo go sideways. Ears and mind shut immediately and emotions drive the whole group into chaos.
As I child, I once saw my father preparing chicken, and I realized that one has to kill a bird for this dish. Since then, I stopped eating meat at all. My family happily enjoys their butter chicken and all, but I never feel tempted. But I can understand your confusion. When we're culturally conditioned to eat meat, its hard to let go of it. Regardless, being vegan or a meat eater is a personal choice, and does not define your moral values.
Goods piece. The reason and logic presented are honest and without bias. Familiar territory for anyone that’s taken the reality of the food system into context and given it a full perspective. The idea of not eating meat seems too great and inconvenient for most to overcome. It’s a topic that’s morphed into something dogmatic- no different from religion, guns, politics. I consider these topics together to be somewhat of a new 4 horseman type paradigm. They’re off the table discussions for most given the level of attachment individuals have to them. From a psychological perspective, it makes up a considerable part of their identity, ego. Additionally, the violence and suffering the food system causes is far enough removed from people that they’re able to disconnect the two.
"4 horseman type paradigm" haha
Yup. One can lob of those topics like a grenade into a group of nuns, assassins, kindergarten teachers or adorable grandmas and watch the whole convo go sideways. Ears and mind shut immediately and emotions drive the whole group into chaos.
As I child, I once saw my father preparing chicken, and I realized that one has to kill a bird for this dish. Since then, I stopped eating meat at all. My family happily enjoys their butter chicken and all, but I never feel tempted. But I can understand your confusion. When we're culturally conditioned to eat meat, its hard to let go of it. Regardless, being vegan or a meat eater is a personal choice, and does not define your moral values.