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Thanksgiving arrives every year with a heated debate over how to best cook that plump and juicy turkey. But the idea of a tofu turkey (also known as a “tofurkey”) has gone from a joke a couple years ago to a reality for many. While vegetarianism has been practiced for over a thousand years in some countries, it is a relatively new concept in the West. And so, with the question cropping up more and more often, should we eat meat?
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Eating Happy Chickens Means More Happy Chickens
So this isn't an argument at all?
This addition to the conversation seems to be a dispute with PETA's holocaust metaphor (without a rational justification for labeling this comparison "absurd" of course) wrapped up in a question of means: "People aren't going to go vegetarian all at once, so try another method." Okay. Those who believe that forcing an animal to suffer unnecessarily should take your suggestion and perhaps adapt our methods accordingly. But, what is your point as it relates to "Should we eat meat"? You still haven't presented a rational justification for doing so.
I might ask further, if you existed in a society where women were denigrated to the status of property, would you argue to those who seek to abolish this practice, "Listen, not everyone is going to allow women full rights anytime soon; therefore, let's try to make some women "happy property" for now. You're wasting your time otherwise."?
- Alex M
August 9, 2008 3:37PM
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