(I’m a vegetarian and I agree with that, though I personally do not eat oysters mainly because I find it icky. But I don’t have any ethical objection to it.)
I dislike raw oysters quite a bit, but they’re okay cooked.
Speaking of logical fallacies, the fact that one person loves a thing means that other people will even tolerate it is not strongly likely. I don’t know that people even have an obligation to try things other people love.
And yet, the temptation to think that other people do or should love what one loves it very strong. “I think this is great!” just doesn’t feel as true as “This is great!”.
I describe myself as a vegetarian for humanitarian reasons, and have no ethical problem with eating oysters for exactly the reason you describe.
Though, I guess that means I’m not technically a vegetarian. My policy is to choose my food so as to avoid causing unnecessary suffering to animals. Is there a good word for that?
I reject eating meat for humanitarian reasons. I don’t eat oysters because 1) I’ve taken “the animal kingdom” as a Schelling point to avoid a slippery slope into eating shellfish and fish, and 2) even when I did eat meat I thought oysters were gross.
I’ve always wanted to ask a vegetarian this.
Do you reject eating meat for humanitarian reasons? If so, would you eat oysters? They have no brain. They’re still alive, but so is corn.
There’s an article arguing in favour of that position, from a vegan perspective: http://www.slate.com/id/2248998/
(I’m a vegetarian and I agree with that, though I personally do not eat oysters mainly because I find it icky. But I don’t have any ethical objection to it.)
I frickin love oysters. Try them some time.
I dislike raw oysters quite a bit, but they’re okay cooked.
Speaking of logical fallacies, the fact that one person loves a thing means that other people will even tolerate it is not strongly likely. I don’t know that people even have an obligation to try things other people love.
And yet, the temptation to think that other people do or should love what one loves it very strong. “I think this is great!” just doesn’t feel as true as “This is great!”.
I describe myself as a vegetarian for humanitarian reasons, and have no ethical problem with eating oysters for exactly the reason you describe.
Though, I guess that means I’m not technically a vegetarian. My policy is to choose my food so as to avoid causing unnecessary suffering to animals. Is there a good word for that?
Considering this subject was an early part of my rationalist education.
I reject eating meat for humanitarian reasons. I don’t eat oysters because 1) I’ve taken “the animal kingdom” as a Schelling point to avoid a slippery slope into eating shellfish and fish, and 2) even when I did eat meat I thought oysters were gross.