why do vegans have to justify their diets and non vegans donât?
Animal advocates are saying something like: âstop eating animals, itâs the right thing to do and itâs just as healthy if not healthierâ. They need to justify the health claim because theyâre the ones asking people to change their diets.
I agree that individual vegans donât have to justify their diet to anyone, just like someone who personally chooses a low-FODMAP diet has nothing to justify.
Quibble: âasking for changeâ is irrelevant, epistemically. We tend to assume that vegans giving accurate information about animal health will help their cause longer termâthough given the number of vegan influencers, I donât know how epistemically justified we are in thinking that.
Iâd rephrase that, maybe. Whether weâre asking people to make a change doesnât matterâthatâs assigning an unearned privilege to old ideas. The reason we have to justify this claim is because itâs a claim. If youâre saying âI know vegetarianism is healthier,â you should be able to explain how you know that.
Animal advocates are saying something like: âstop eating animals, itâs the right thing to do and itâs just as healthy if not healthierâ. They need to justify the health claim because theyâre the ones asking people to change their diets.
I agree that individual vegans donât have to justify their diet to anyone, just like someone who personally chooses a low-FODMAP diet has nothing to justify.
Quibble: âasking for changeâ is irrelevant, epistemically. We tend to assume that vegans giving accurate information about animal health will help their cause longer termâthough given the number of vegan influencers, I donât know how epistemically justified we are in thinking that.
Iâd rephrase that, maybe. Whether weâre asking people to make a change doesnât matterâthatâs assigning an unearned privilege to old ideas. The reason we have to justify this claim is because itâs a claim. If youâre saying âI know vegetarianism is healthier,â you should be able to explain how you know that.