Comment on Why isn't it considered vegan to harvest animals who die naturally?

Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• Arghblarg@lemmy.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I’m gonna be that “acktually…” guy for a sec here. Oil & gas (mostly) are not dinosaurs… the vast majority of petrochemicals are from compressed dead algae, planktom and plant matter long pre-dating the dinosaurs: chevron.com/…/explainer-where-do-oil-and-gas-come…

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  • Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Where does this notion that oil&gas are dead dinosaurs come from? I know what you said is the truth, just as coal is the remainder of the huge forests that existed before bacteria could break down cellulose, but i would really like to know where this wrong factoid comes from - it’s literally everywhere

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    • snooggums@piefed.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Here's a nice write up from a paleontologist.

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• baggins@lemmy.ca ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  So veganism isn’t about not causing harm to animals? Just blindly refusing to use animal parts?

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  • neatchee@piefed.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It’s mostly about consent. We can debate when and where sentience begins, but it begins somewhere and vegans hold a moral philosophy that says using another sentient being’s work product or body without their consent is immoral.

    Note that I am not vegan myself but understand, if not agree with, their moral position.

    And as another reply said, most vegans recognize it as a “best effort” philosophy, as they appreciate the impracticality of an absolutist stance. They are focused on “harm reduction”.

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