I think that it’s relevant that, for some veg*ns, it would take more energy (emotional energy/willpower) not to be veg*n. For instance, having seen some documentaries, I am repulsed by the idea of eating meat due to the sheer emotional force of participating in the atrocities I saw. Maybe this is an indicator that I should spend more time trying to align my emotions to my ethical beliefs (which would, without the strong emotional force, point towards me eating animal products to save energy), but I’m not sure if that’s worth the effort.
Maybe this implies that we shouldn’t recommend documentaries on animal farming to EAs because it would lead to emotional bias against eating animal products? But I’m pretty sure seeing those documentaries expanded my moral circle in a very good way.
I think that it’s relevant that, for some veg*ns, it would take more energy (emotional energy/willpower) not to be veg*n. For instance, having seen some documentaries, I am repulsed by the idea of eating meat due to the sheer emotional force of participating in the atrocities I saw. Maybe this is an indicator that I should spend more time trying to align my emotions to my ethical beliefs (which would, without the strong emotional force, point towards me eating animal products to save energy), but I’m not sure if that’s worth the effort.
Maybe this implies that we shouldn’t recommend documentaries on animal farming to EAs because it would lead to emotional bias against eating animal products? But I’m pretty sure seeing those documentaries expanded my moral circle in a very good way.