saberline152 t1_iu4b9yk wrote
Reply to comment by Ghoullum in The Heavy Price of Longtermism | Longtermists focus on ensuring humanity’s existence into the far future. But not without sacrifices in the present. by thenewrepublic
That is a moronic take with food you are taking away sovereignty over people's own bodies. That is also why it is hard to ban cigarretes and alcohol. In those cases the substances that are banned are such a net loss for the person and society as a whole that it was banned. Meat however even with all the energy and water it costs is not on the same level of harmful as those other substances.
LAhomosexuelle t1_iu56j8k wrote
The ridiculous part is that by allowing people to eat meat, you are taking away the sovereignty of animals over their own bodies (the ones killed to make that meat).
They deserve to have rights too. There's a reason that animal abuse laws are a thing. The absurd thing is that it only applies to some species of animals and not others, especially when some of them are smarter than domestic animals.
Ghoullum t1_iu860ge wrote
But, are you quantifying the net loss of society due to climate change?
Don't think of 1 person, think what happens if the entire planet consumes an all meat diet... we will increase the indirect damage of climate change many times. So I agree with you, we should make laws to reduce the net loss of humanity as a hole.
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