DanielLC comments on When should an Effective Altruist be vegetarian? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: DanielLC 24 November 2014 10:09:25PM 4 points [-]

Is that supposed to be reductio ad absurdum? Euthanizing feral pets is standard. I'd do the same for livestock.

Comment author: Lumifer 24 November 2014 10:18:48PM 1 point [-]

I don't know whether we'd get to absurdum, so far I'm trying to figure out how far you (that is, the general-vegetarian "you") are willing to take this reasoning.