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What is your argument against someone who calculates that agriculture kills a lot of small animals like worms, rats, insects, birds etc? (lemmy.vg)

submitted 3 weeks ago by leaf@lemmy.vg to c/vegan@lemmy.vg

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And that it can result in more deaths than hunting and eating one large animal.

I admit that modern agriculture can and should be improved to be less cruel. I would still be uncomfortable with the act of killing and eating the flesh of a sentient being like me.

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[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Most human agriculture goes to feeding lifestock. The more than 20 billion individuals kept as food never go hungry. People who care about crop deaths should especially avoid eating animals because they represent a much greater crop death impact than eating plants.

But see, you'll say this, and they just won't care. It was a bad faith argument in the first place. It isn't offered because they believe it is true (whether or not they do), it is offered to distract themselves from thoughts and feelings that they are unwilling to process. Engaging with their distractions only serves the purpose of further distraction.