I fundamentally agree with you, but the distinction is both simple and complex.
As an apex predator we have the luxury to eat or not eat what we want.
Additionally, we have cultural and personal tastes and values that will inform those choices. I know a person who won't eat chicken because he grew up with them as friends, for instance. I think goat and lamb are tasty af, lots of people don't. Another acquaintance couldn't eat venison because the deer were pretty but had no issue with beef or pork.
In the west we don't eat dogs because we see them as companions, not food. The same can't be said for pigs, though they are no less intelligent than dogs. I'm not a vegan, and while I do object to cruelty, I don't object to eating meat or animal products.
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TudorG22 1 points · May 2025
dogs are smarter
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TudorG22 1 points · May 2025
Killing a bug is not the same thing as killing a human. What gives?
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TudorG22 1 points · May 2025
I actually think about this a lot, it's quite an interesting topic. I agree
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I fundamentally agree with you, but the distinction is both simple and complex.
As an apex predator we have the luxury to eat or not eat what we want.
Additionally, we have cultural and personal tastes and values that will inform those choices. I know a person who won't eat chicken because he grew up with them as friends, for instance. I think goat and lamb are tasty af, lots of people don't. Another acquaintance couldn't eat venison because the deer were pretty but had no issue with beef or pork.
In the west we don't eat dogs because we see them as companions, not food. The same can't be said for pigs, though they are no less intelligent than dogs. I'm not a vegan, and while I do object to cruelty, I don't object to eating meat or animal products.