My position is not that eating meat is always wrong, or that animals should be treated equally to humans. I don't even claim that killing an animal is ever wrong (suffering is the issue). I merely claim that the current treatment of animals is immoral, and in today’s situation, it is better to be a vegetarian than not. First of all, I’m assuming that morality exists (in some sense), is consistent, not arbitrary, and doesn’t come from anything supernatural. I’d rather not try to defend these as that takes a long time; they appear self evident to me and it’s hard to make any kind of argument without these assumptions. Note that I do not rely on the principle of utilitarianism.
My position is not that eating meat is always wrong, or that animals should be treated equally to humans. I don't even claim that killing an animal is ever wrong (suffering is the issue). I merely claim that the current treatment of animals is immoral, and in today’s situation, it is better to be a vegetarian than not. First of all, I’m assuming that morality exists (in some sense), is consistent, not arbitrary, and doesn’t come from anything supernatural. I’d rather not try to defend these as that takes a long time; they appear self evident to me and it’s hard to make any kind of argument without these assumptions. Note that I do not rely on the principle of utilitarianism.
your opinion ?
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