tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817087065505652579.post4982521459795618788..comments2009-05-04T00:58:09.818-07:00Comments on Brin Eats: High Tide in Tucson*SBrinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02595857481267200341noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817087065505652579.post-49799895992740067172008-06-09T19:40:00.000-07:002008-06-09T19:40:00.000-07:00Sweet argument, Ian. I just got sick of saying lac...Sweet argument, Ian. I just got sick of saying lacto-ovo-pescatarian and started shoving stuff in my mouth. Brin, I talked to Barbara Kingsolver, wherever she is. She says, "You're Welcome."Audrey Dillinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12321535055249273818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817087065505652579.post-4856467963576787662008-05-30T13:48:00.000-07:002008-05-30T13:48:00.000-07:00For the record, my return to omnivorous eating was...For the record, my return to omnivorous eating was prompted by subtle (but convincing) argumentation to the effect that, *in spite of* the gross injustice and immorality of the system that produces meat and dairy, most of us have no ethical obligation to be vegetarians. Eating meat is morally neutral even though it is produced in an evil way. Those who (a) aren't apprised of this argument, (b) are aware of the evil way in which meat and dairy are produced, but (c) continue to eat them anyway are unjustified and blameworthy to some degree for their insensitivity to suffering and for their disposition to prioritize their own (relatively trivial pleasure) over such intense suffering. So I've always had my wits about me, but I've updated my beliefs in light of new arguments that weren't previously available to me :)<BR/><BR/>That said, being a vegetarian does little good (issues of health aside, which are never persuasive anyway) and may even do harm in so far as it placates and prevents you from doing something meaningful to end this suffering.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17494927693669187712noreply@blogger.com