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max@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

I don’t. But I do know that the human body can survive, even thrive, perfectly fine without the consumption of animal products. That’s nutrients, not taste preferences, of course. I also like to think that the vast majority of people don’t like harming animals, at least not consciously. I hope I’m not wrong in thinking that.

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commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
people need more than nutrients, and of course people don’t like harming animals, but eating meat doesn’t do that: the animal is already dead.

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- max@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Sure, people need good tasting food, too. That’s no issue. As for the already dead animals not having been harmed: Wut? They don’t exactly ask a cow nicely if it could just die for a steak. It needs to be killed. Often in a not too humane manner. Before that, it’s likely that the cow has suffered during transport or when it was forced to birth calves year in, year out, so it could keep producing milk. All those things harm the animal in one way or another, so yes, eating meat does cause harm.
  
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  - commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    eating a steak does not cause the cow to have been killed, since an event in the future cannot cause an event in the past.
    
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    max@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    
    since an event in the future cannot cause an event in the past Agreed. But let’s be honest here. If there was no demand for meat, animals would not be killed for meat. So your choice of whether to buy (and eat) meat or not does very much have impact
    
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  - commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    it’s not strictly about taste. people need community and esteem and self-actualization, too.
    
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    max@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    What do those things have to do with choosing what to eat?
    
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