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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967
Hmmm, sorry, I can't accept that being vegetarian is a more moral choice than not.
I think it's exactly that kind of statement that can give vegetarians a bad name. It's every individual's right to choose their own life-style, but to claim the moral high ground because of your choice (and I mean that generically, not 'you', laz) is just unacceptable.
When my wife was at University, I often used to visit her. At the time she lived with two vegetarians. These two girls would sit and watch me disapprovingly every time I made a bacon sandwich, pointedly fanning the air, tutting, that kind of thing, drove me mad. 
In short, everybody has the right to choose their own life-style. They do not have a right to try to impose that on others, not do they have a right to claim that their life-style is intrinsically more 'moral'.
NB. Both the girls mentioned above took a summer job in a meat-packing factory rather than in a school's summer camp (they were training to be Primary School teachers) because it paid more money" So much for principles! |
I get what you mean, and I agree that my post could be interpreted that way.
But I think you're putting to much value into "the moral stance". We're all immoral imo in the sense that we don't give all our valuables to the poor and act like Jesus.
But hey, part of being human is also to be egotistical. What I'm trying to say is simply: If everyone was a vegetarian there would be less suffering in the world. And I think that is quite indisputable. However, if I didn't buy a bottle of Barolo and instead gave the money to the poor there would also be less suffering in the world.
So I'm not trying to pass judgement in any way. It's not that vegetarians are better persons or something, since there is egotistical reasons behind them being vegetarians. It would just be better for the world as a whole if we all were vegetarians.