WeWork Will No Longer Let Employees Expense Any Kind of Meat

Re:WeWork Will No Longer Let Employees Expense Any Kind of Meat by PKop on Friday July 13, 2018 @05:41PM (#17526980)

This is the anti-humanistic mindset that prioritizes "no impact" on nature above all else, instead of prioritizing human well being / human flourishing, which itself would account for environmental stewardship, but not to the level of sacrificing health to avoid eating animals (the healthiest option).

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Re:WeWork Will No Longer Let Employees Expense Any Kind of Meat by spinnn on Friday July 13, 2018 @06:25PM (#17527395)

What evidence do you have for this? Along with the environmental devastation and the obscene cruelty of factory farming, the overwhelmingly negative health effects of meat and dairy consumption are the third pillar in the triumvirate of reasons to go vegan, or at the very least to limit and reduce consumption of animal products. For example, the World Health Organization classifies processed meats (bacon, salami etc) as group 1 carcinogens, meaning they are known to cause cancer. Processed meats may be the worst, but the health impacts of other meats and dairy products aren't a whole lot better. Combine those facts with the plethora of meat substitutes and plant-based dining options now available, and plant-based diets are increasingly becoming an easy and obvious choice.

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Re:WeWork Will No Longer Let Employees Expense Any Kind of Meat by hnaccy on Friday July 13, 2018 @05:53PM (#17527097)

Why is speciesism acceptable but not racism?

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Re:WeWork Will No Longer Let Employees Expense Any Kind of Meat by PKop on Friday July 13, 2018 @05:56PM (#17527131)

You certainly don't feel this way in principle, just in degree.

Do you swat at mosquitos or flies when they bite you?

Explain to me how you think different races compare to each other like a human compares to a cow? We are superior to the cow in so many ways... is that your opinion of races?

I think it is immoral to not hold humans in higher regard than animals, and do what is necessary to prioritize the well being of animals above humans where there is a choice to be made.

Also, I am absolutely in favor of treating animals as humanely as possible... though I won't go so far as to not eat them.

Maybe some group of humans will evolve over time to thrive without eating animals... but we haven't so far.

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Re:WeWork Will No Longer Let Employees Expense Any Kind of Meat by hnaccy on Friday July 13, 2018 @08:23PM (#17527955)

>Also, I am absolutely in favor of treating animals as humanely as possible... though I won't go so far as to not eat them.

So you're not in favor of treating animals as humanly as possible...

Your other post also applies to infants and the mentally disabled, can I eat them too?

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Re:WeWork Will No Longer Let Employees Expense Any Kind of Meat by CuriouslyC on Friday July 13, 2018 @06:02PM (#17527201)

You are superior to a cow in so many ways, according to you, based on your criteria. The nazis thought they were superior to jews in so many ways, according to them, based on their criteria. One is just as objectively true as the other.

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Re:WeWork Will No Longer Let Employees Expense Any Kind of Meat by PKop on Friday July 13, 2018 @06:05PM (#17527237)

Let's just leave it to "power". We are immensely more powerful than the cow, seeing as they aren't having any debates about whether they should eat us or not, and can't do anything to stop whether we want to eat them.. it is simply our choice to do so or not.

I think that's pretty objective.

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