I believe empathy isn't zero-sum. Feeling for animals doesn't mean their empathy for humans diminishes.
Btw, most vegans used to be meat eaters previously.
As my SO says: "they (carnists) just don't know ... yet".
Btw, most vegans used to be meat eaters previously.
As my SO says: "they (carnists) just don't know ... yet".
No, I'd even grant that my pov could even be a sign of lowered empathy, but as my second part was meant to indicate. On the other hand developing an empathy for other animals can lead to lowered empathy for the 'murderers' of those animals.
If you empathise with foos and bars, and foos are harming bars, surely that would impact your empathy for foos.