Submitted by phileconomicus t3_ycisnw in philosophy
Dejan05 t1_itmzqup wrote
Reply to comment by After_Kick_4543 in Lab-grown meat could let humanity ignore a serious moral failing by phileconomicus
If we don't do as animals do then it's irrelevant what they do. We can choose not to eat meat, it's irrelevant that we're omnivores since we can choose not to
After_Kick_4543 t1_itn2f24 wrote
Bro do squirrels do what every animal does? No, but they’re still animals. You see what I mean? Squirrels have intrinsic parts of their nature some parts overlap with some animals and some parts don’t. Humans have intrinsic parts of their nature some overlap with some animals some don’t. The point is that like other animals we have intrinsic aspects to our nature, one of which is that we are omnivores we should then not use the intelligence of our nature to deny the fact we are omnivores and stop eating meat.
Dejan05 t1_itn2k97 wrote
This is ignoring we have morals and eating meat has moral implications which is enough of a reason to not eat meat
After_Kick_4543 t1_itn3lay wrote
Well unless you believe in universal morality, morality is based in part on your nature. For a tiger eating meat has no moral implications because it has neither the option to choose or the ability not to eat meat. Humans are omnivores and therefore eat plants and meat, despite being intelligent enough to choose I would say it is not moral to reject your nature and therefore the choice to eat meat is not a moral one because it is a part of our nature.
How you treat the animals you choose to eat in life and in killing them is moral however.
Dejan05 t1_itn3uwx wrote
Why isn't it moral? By that logic surely curing disease isn't moral either? If you get a natural tumour then by getting rid of it you're rejecting your nature.
Why is how you treat them a moral question but not killing them when you don't have to?
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