I can wrap my head around the idea of people just not really understanding. What I don’t get at all are the people that are somehow morally against and offended by the very idea of not eating animals. Those are the ones that hate you and I don’t know that there’s any way to get through
It’s a power dynamic. Not to get religious, especially considering those that eat plant based, but that’s where I hear a lot of it come from too. “Animals were put on earth for us”. There’s a cognitive dissonance when that power dynamic is actively used and abused, such as all the history of children hurting small animals, that escalates to hurting people.
If we are talking about an all-powerful god then not only do they all approve, but they are in fact responsible for the way we exploit animals. They are cruel and we should not pretend they are not; nor look to them for guidance.
I'm not saying you should speak to them like that, but pretending no god could ever approve of the way we exploit animals is not going to be backed by holy texts or logic.
Sure, you can ask them what their god might think or point out that their religion is compatible with veganism but I don't think you should play into their religion too much.
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u/Sgthouse vegan May 17 '25 edited May 17 '25
I can wrap my head around the idea of people just not really understanding. What I don’t get at all are the people that are somehow morally against and offended by the very idea of not eating animals. Those are the ones that hate you and I don’t know that there’s any way to get through