slavery? just the way it is
child labor? just the way it is
animal cruelty? just the way it is
let the cavemen eat their meat, there's no blood on my hands or diet
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slavery? just the way it is
child labor? just the way it is
animal cruelty? just the way it is
let the cavemen eat their meat, there's no blood on my hands or diet
why do carnists follow this page just to troll?
Huh?
The next phase is developing a genuine "not caring too much" about the eating behavior of others. Congrats on your increase of empathy, it'll lead to happiness, unless judgement gets in the way
Why would losing the empathy be the next step?
It's not just the eating behavior of others, it's needless killing of living beings purely for enjoyment, that's not something that should just be accepted.
I think I can see it as expanding the empathy to humans that cling to the worldview they grew up with as well as the food they are used to. Change is strenuous. Plus I don't want to put it on myself to deal with people's reactance. I rather feel like empathizing the personal choice factor (you choose to eat animals, I choose not to, we are both valid persons) will keep people from getting their walls up too quickly.
It's not less empathy, what I'm describing is actually MORE empathy
More empathy == not caring that people are needlessly killing animals for taste pleasure?
Yeah, you have empathy for those people, in addition to the animals
I would not call it "not caring", it's more like accepting the ignorance of others and not being able to change it.
Maybe it's being humble in the face of one's own ignorance, which is by definition unknown
Thanks for the 'guidepost', I appreciate it. I'm determined to focus on things being off on a larger scale rather than attacking individuals who are just trying to live in a flawed world.