Myth #33: “But what if you were stranded on a deserted island?”
This is truly one of my favorite myths; 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 any other animal) for company. As I will now show, this is a situation in which eating the animals would actually be the LEAST logical option one could engage. Consider the following two alternatives to killing & eating animals if we were to be stranded on a deserted island with them …
*Alternative A … Watch the animals for awhile, see what they are eating, and simply join them. As innate frugivores, 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 … 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 one that all meat-eaters & milk-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 food available — including fruits, nuts, seeds, grains, legumes & vegetables, why are so many humans choosing to confine, abuse and kill animals 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.
Current status of this Myth: Destroyed
Justification it provides for eating animals: NONE
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