Obviously this question is only for people who eat beef regularly.

But I just was wondering, what IQ/ability would make you swear off beef? If they could speak like an 8 y.o, would that be enough to cut off beef? If they got an IQ of 80, would that do it?

  • Gryzor@lemmyfly.org
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    1 year ago

    I think your should stop eating any meat the moment you don’t feel like you have what it takes to look at the animal in the eye while you kill it for consumption.

    If you think you can’t do that, then you should reconsider your meat consumption.

    I’m approaching this point in my life and reducing consumption accordingly.

    Cows can be moderately smart when raised as such. It’s humans who selected the specific traits we considered more convenient for our needs, and breed them like that.

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      1 year ago

      Would that philosophy extend to other parts of life? I feel like at the surface this sounds great, but when thinking why this sounds great i cant help but wonder if its even possible to look at choices with these kind of angles.

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        1 year ago

        It’s a good question. I don’t know. There are many reasons why I like meat. And there are many reasons why it’s problematic.

        I think this is a potentially applicable philosophy. It won’t solve the “problems” but at least will make it a more consistent experience for everyone involved (except the animal perhaps)