1)It is wrong to cause unnecessary suffering
2)We should not encourage things that are wrong
Therefore, A)we should not encourage unnecessary suffering.
3)Modern farming and butchering of animals causes suffering
4)Eating meat encourages farming and butchering of animals
Therefore, B)eating meat encourages suffering
5)Eating meat is unnecessary (lots of healthy people don't do it)
From (5), (A), and (B), we can conclude that we should not eat meat.
The logic seems simple, yet, most people do eat meat. Do they disagree with one of the five premises, the logic, or just not care about doing what they know they shouldn't?
2006-07-28
06:44:39
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