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Robin Hanson Why meat is moral, and veggies are immoral online The article argues that consuming meat is morally superior to consuming vegetables because it results in the creation of farm animals with lives worth living, while vegetable consumption leads to the creation of asparagus plants, which have little moral worth. The author supports this argument by claiming that farm animals prefer living to dying and that their lives are worth living if they get value out of being alive and are not subjected to severe torture. The author acknowledges that some farm animals may live in torture, but suggests that this can be alleviated by paying more for meat from farms with better animal welfare practices. – AI-generated abstract.

Why meat is moral, and veggies are immoral

Robin Hanson

Robin Hanson's Website, July 10, 2002

Abstract

The article argues that consuming meat is morally superior to consuming vegetables because it results in the creation of farm animals with lives worth living, while vegetable consumption leads to the creation of asparagus plants, which have little moral worth. The author supports this argument by claiming that farm animals prefer living to dying and that their lives are worth living if they get value out of being alive and are not subjected to severe torture. The author acknowledges that some farm animals may live in torture, but suggests that this can be alleviated by paying more for meat from farms with better animal welfare practices. – AI-generated abstract.

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