• WldFyre@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Since you think it’s possible plants suffer, you should go vegan, since more plants are consumed to provide an omnivorous diet than a vegan one. All those cows/pigs/chickens/etc need to be fed before you get to eat them. So your comment is actual an argument for going vegan.

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      2 years ago

      I don’t know whether plants can suffer or not. I just think it’s silly for someone to use it as a reason not to eat meat when there is not strong evidence that plants don’t suffer.

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        2 years ago

        If plants don’t suffer, then a plant based diet has less suffering. If plants do suffer, than a plant based diet has less suffering.

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          Only if you assume the suffering of a plant to be less important than the suffering of an animal.

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            It takes more plants for an omni diet than it does for a vegan diet. So even if plants suffering is worse, a vegan diet is still better.