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But why must the system go to such lengths to block our empathy? Why all the psychological acrobatics? The answer is simple: because we care about animals, and we don't want them to suffer. And because we eat them. Our values and behaviors are incongruent, and this incongruence causes us a certain degree of moral discomfort. In order to alleviate this discomfort, we have three choices: we can change our values to match our behaviors, we can change our behaviors to match our values, or we can cha
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― Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism
― Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism
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It's just the way things are. Take a moment to consider this statement. Really think about it. We send one species to the butcher and give our love and kindness to another apparently for no reason other than because it's the way things are. When our attitudes and behaviors towards animals are so inconsistent, and this inconsistency is so unexamined, we can safely say we have been fed absurdities. It is absurd that we eat pigs and love dogs and don't even know why. Many of us spend long minutes i
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― Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism
― Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism
Why did I name it that? Because nostalgia, thats why.
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