Misleading Myth #25 … “But you would eat meat if you were on a deserted island” (08/27/14)
This is truly one of my favorites; so much so that even though it employs a patently ridiculous hypothetical, I will respond as though it isn’t ridiculous at all — I will respond as though any one of us actually could one day become stranded on a deserted island, with no hope of rescue and only a pig (or other animal or animals) for company. As I will now succinctly show, this is a situation in which eating the animals would actually be the LEAST logical option one could engage.
Consider …
*Alternative A (LOTS better) … Watch the animals for awhile, see what they are eating, and join them. As innate frugavores, sustaining yourself with plants would actually give you a far better chance of living healthier, living longer & having more energy for the rest of your survival-based activities (e.g. finding shelter, making fire, building rescue beacons etc).
*Alternative B (merely much better) … Provide comfort to your animal friends while you all starve together. I mean, seriously … Who in their right mind would kill the only companionship one has merely to thereafter die alone and filled with thoughts of regret &/or shame 2-3 days later anyway? That makes absolutely no sense!
Of course, when we return to reality, this hypothetical becomes cloaked anew in its inherent ludicrousness, if for no other reason than the REAL QUESTION to pose is the following one — the one that all meat-eaters & mil-drinkers must ask themselves; especially the meat-eaters & milk-drinkers who posed the “deserted island” hypothetical in the first place … And that question is this:
Since we are all currently actually living in a civilization where there is literally an abundance of cruelty-free foods available — including fruits, nuts, seeds, grains, legumes, vegetables & even grasses, why are so many humans choosing to confine, abuse and then kill other sentient beings for food? In other words, why are so many humans willing to cause animals so much suffering when doing so is completely unnecessary?
Anyone got a good answer for THAT one?
I thought not …
Peace.
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