“Not a Meat Eater FAQ” by Erich_Grunewald 🔸
This is a link post. There's an element of preaching to the choir in posting this here, and of course dietary choice seems much less important than choices around where to donate. But I still think this FAQ, which is really more of a Q, could be of interest to EAF users. Preamble Why did you write this FAQ? I wrote this FAQ to explain why I think it is the case that animals raised for food suffer a lot, and why, as a result, people oughtn't to eat meat. Others have written similar things, but I wanted to explain my own reasons for not eating meat. Some people think eating meat is bad because it causes greenhouse gas emissions. Others avoid meat for health reasons. Personally, I would not eat meat even if it turned out that eating meat helped fight climate change.[1] (That said [...] ---Outline:(00:22) Preamble(04:25) Why Think Eating Meat Is Wrong?(18:58) God and Nature(23:29) The Moral Status of Animals(29:55) Animal Sentience and Consciousness(37:11) Benefits to Humans from Eating Meat(46:08) Benefits to Animals from Eating Meat(49:00) Why Think Meat Consumption Is Wrong?(53:29) Disadvantages of Vegetarianism(58:00) ImplicationsThe original text contained 23 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. The original text contained 4 images which were described by AI. --- First published: December 31st, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/ttqDt3batMJSAoWmh/not-a-meat-eater-faq --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.