First of all, I didn’t claim I don’t value pig lives. I claimed that the way I value pig lives doesn’t seem to be additive… that I don’t seem to value a thousand pig lives more than a hundred pig lives, for example. Second of all, the extent to which I value pig lives is almost completely unrelated to my decision to eat pigs. I didn’t eat pigs for the first fifteen years of my life or so, and then I started eating pigs, and the extent to which I value pig lives did not significantly change between those two periods of my life.
All of that said… I value the absence of agony. I value other things as well, including my own convenience and the flavor of yummy meat. Judging from my behavior, I seem to value those things more than I negatively value a few dozen suffering cows or a few thousand suffering chickens. (Or pigs, in principle, though I’m not sure I’ve actually eaten a whole pig in my life thus far… I don’t much care for pork.)
Anyway, to answer your question: I eat pretty much all the animal products that are conveniently available in my area. I also wear some, and use some for decoration.
If anyone is inclined to explain their downvotes here, either publicly or privately, I’d be appreciative… I’m not sure what I’m being asked to provide less of.
First of all, I didn’t claim I don’t value pig lives. I claimed that the way I value pig lives doesn’t seem to be additive… that I don’t seem to value a thousand pig lives more than a hundred pig lives, for example. Second of all, the extent to which I value pig lives is almost completely unrelated to my decision to eat pigs. I didn’t eat pigs for the first fifteen years of my life or so, and then I started eating pigs, and the extent to which I value pig lives did not significantly change between those two periods of my life.
All of that said… I value the absence of agony. I value other things as well, including my own convenience and the flavor of yummy meat. Judging from my behavior, I seem to value those things more than I negatively value a few dozen suffering cows or a few thousand suffering chickens. (Or pigs, in principle, though I’m not sure I’ve actually eaten a whole pig in my life thus far… I don’t much care for pork.)
Anyway, to answer your question: I eat pretty much all the animal products that are conveniently available in my area. I also wear some, and use some for decoration.
If anyone is inclined to explain their downvotes here, either publicly or privately, I’d be appreciative… I’m not sure what I’m being asked to provide less of.