Re:Eating meat is good, says the philosopher
by disintegore on Thursday July 28, 2022 @11:41AM
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It's always easier to do mental gymnastics than it is to change one's lifestyle.
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Re:Eating meat is good, says the philosopher
by claudiawerner on Thursday July 28, 2022 @11:56AM
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I agree, but that's kind of what we do to resolve moral cognitive dissonance all the time, with varying results. Personally it's something I really struggle with, and the questions usually boil down to whether I would be fine living my life wrongly, or if I'll give up enjoyment of my already sad life just to feel good about myself for being moral.
I just can't picture it. 9 hours a day in the office, then I come back home and I just want to hedonistically enjoy all that I can until I sleep. Of course I'm going to want to eat a big steak, watch porn, and listen to pirated music, morality be damned, and I know it makes me a bad person.
Re:Eating meat is good, says the philosopher
by weatherlite on Saturday July 30, 2022 @01:58AM
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Meat substitutes taste great, you can still have that cheeseburger with something like beyond meat. Yes I'm biased but seriously give it a try.
As for porn, I wouldn't even put it in the same ballpark as eating meat (if you're watching some free porn somewhere your contribution to the industry is negligent) , but anyways it might be overwhelming to try to change everything at once so I wouldn't even try.
Pick one thing and commit to it. Maybe after that you'll pick another thing - and maybe not. None of us is perfect.