This thread gets at some part of the crux of the matterâbut doesnât illuminate it completely.
As a moral philosopher, Peter Singer would have a hard time being taken seriously were he not vegetarian/âvegan: too many people live in this world without consuming animalsâand, culturally, there is little to sustain the practice aside from norms (most of which are quite far from any economic defensibility, to say nothing of their non-secular roots). Indeed (per the original postingâs conclusion), such a Peter Singer would have a hard time taking himself seriouslyâbecause he descends from a long line of moral philosophers (and, indeed, activists) who have all recognized the very same truthâand can see how it manifests in their world. One could suspect folks who align with EA feel much the same, i.e. that being true (perhaps just) to oneâs own self is the ticket.
This thread gets at some part of the crux of the matterâbut doesnât illuminate it completely.
As a moral philosopher, Peter Singer would have a hard time being taken seriously were he not vegetarian/âvegan: too many people live in this world without consuming animalsâand, culturally, there is little to sustain the practice aside from norms (most of which are quite far from any economic defensibility, to say nothing of their non-secular roots). Indeed (per the original postingâs conclusion), such a Peter Singer would have a hard time taking himself seriouslyâbecause he descends from a long line of moral philosophers (and, indeed, activists) who have all recognized the very same truthâand can see how it manifests in their world. One could suspect folks who align with EA feel much the same, i.e. that being true (perhaps just) to oneâs own self is the ticket.