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minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·2 days agoIf people bring up vegetarianism in an empathy debate then no-one can stop me empathising with the carrot.
minus-squaretamman2000@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoYes, but the point about minimizing plant deaths by eating plants instead of feeding more plants to animals and then eating the animals is a valid one…
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 day agoYes. Gping further. If you really want to minimise plant deaths then you remove all animals (including humans). My main point is that empathy and it’s focus depends very much on the individual. Empathy is a strong emotional argument but a weak logical one.
If people bring up vegetarianism in an empathy debate then no-one can stop me empathising with the carrot.
Yes, but the point about minimizing plant deaths by eating plants instead of feeding more plants to animals and then eating the animals is a valid one…
Yes. Gping further. If you really want to minimise plant deaths then you remove all animals (including humans).
My main point is that empathy and it’s focus depends very much on the individual. Empathy is a strong emotional argument but a weak logical one.