“If I donate $10,000 to save two lives, I’m morally justified in taking one life because it’s convenient or enjoyable.”
I see your point here, but it would more accurate to say (in the vegan offsetting case)
“If I donate $20 to save hundreds of lives, I’m morally justified in taking a dozen lives because it’s convenient or enjoyable.”
Whilst the logic does change, the magnitude does, and I feel like that’s important here.
“Seeing someone willingly make personal sacrifices for the sake of morality encourages others to act ethically, too.”
This makes sense in theory, I am not sure it’s correct in the case of veganism. Do many vegans here actually experience this? I definitely don’t. I’m willing to bet most vegans experience orders of magnitude more stigma, defensiveness and abuse than moral admiration.
“If I donate $10,000 to save two lives, I’m morally justified in taking one life because it’s convenient or enjoyable.”
I see your point here, but it would more accurate to say (in the vegan offsetting case)
“If I donate $20 to save hundreds of lives, I’m morally justified in taking a dozen lives because it’s convenient or enjoyable.”
Whilst the logic does change, the magnitude does, and I feel like that’s important here.
“Seeing someone willingly make personal sacrifices for the sake of morality encourages others to act ethically, too.”
This makes sense in theory, I am not sure it’s correct in the case of veganism. Do many vegans here actually experience this? I definitely don’t. I’m willing to bet most vegans experience orders of magnitude more stigma, defensiveness and abuse than moral admiration.