Speed-running through the popular arguments against veganism


Ok, but everyone eats meat?

A popular thing can still be a terrible thing.

Ok, but my doctor says i need meat so...

Which doctor? because plently of doctors says the opposite and not all the
experts are agree. You should actually just cite some research about why vegan
diet is inherently unhealthy, Instead of citing authroites.

Ok, but you are also killing a lot of plants, what about them?

Plants don't have a central nerve system. But either way, why you appealing to
hypocrisy instead of the actual arguments for veganism?

Ok, but eating meat still legal.

Slavery was once legal too. Legality does not equal morality.

Ok, but we are eating meat for thousand of years?

So every horrible thing that we done for a long time in the history of mankind,
would be justified just because it's The way things are? really?

Ok, but what about all these vegans that got sick?

What about all the meat-eaters who got sick? I can cherry pick too.

Ok, but going vegan does not end all the animal abuse right?

You can still make a difference at the individual level, right? Do you think for
example it's pointless to be not racist, while that does not stop racism
as a whole?

Ok, but i know a vegan who lost his hair and now he is divorced.

This is called a Personal Anectode. Really?

Ok, but if we stop eating animal products, they get over-populate right?

If we stop consuming animal products, humans also stop breeding and raising them
systematically.

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Veganism is one of those controversial topics that annoys people for some
reason.

No matter how complex the topic, the controversial topic will through the most
people's lives. People will keep the opinion volcano bubbling.

And when i say "people". I really meant "EVERYONE". The issue goes to all kinds
of people, regardless of their level of interest/experties:

  • It goes to people whose not really interested in it.
  • It goes to people whose undiscerning
  • It goes to people who don't understand it.
  • It goes to people who don't, get the point.

And these are SPECIALLY true when that issue is somewhat tied to people's
identities. This is why critisicm of it can feel personal. Some people genuinely
interpret it as a challenge to their morality or even their sense of self.

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