Executive summary: The author argues that eating meat is morally wrong but not a major moral failing worth feeling guilty over or prioritizing changing given greater opportunities to reduce suffering elsewhere.
Key points:
The author agrees eating meat is unjustifiable morally but does so anyway as a “cheeseburger ethicist.”
Avoiding all moral mistakes is impossible and not the top priority; we should focus efforts on actions with greater moral payoffs.
Personal consumption is low priority; donating to effective charities has much higher impact.
While occasional meat-eating is minor, factory farming overall causes tremendous suffering.
Better than going vegan is donating so groups can persuade many more people.
We shouldn’t feel very guilty about meat but should direct efforts to reduce suffering most.
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Executive summary: The author argues that eating meat is morally wrong but not a major moral failing worth feeling guilty over or prioritizing changing given greater opportunities to reduce suffering elsewhere.
Key points:
The author agrees eating meat is unjustifiable morally but does so anyway as a “cheeseburger ethicist.”
Avoiding all moral mistakes is impossible and not the top priority; we should focus efforts on actions with greater moral payoffs.
Personal consumption is low priority; donating to effective charities has much higher impact.
While occasional meat-eating is minor, factory farming overall causes tremendous suffering.
Better than going vegan is donating so groups can persuade many more people.
We shouldn’t feel very guilty about meat but should direct efforts to reduce suffering most.
This comment was auto-generated by the EA Forum Team. Feel free to point out issues with this summary by replying to the comment, and contact us if you have feedback.