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MrMind

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Why choose one? If you aren't sure which is worse, maybe you should assume that they are about equal. Then you should reduce total consumption. Is eliminating one option going to help you do that? Or will the other grow to fill the void?

My goal is to get to neither. My partner is willing to eliminate one and I think that showing that we can substitute veggies for one form of meat will make an emotionally stronger case later that we can make the same substitution for a different meat.

9gothgirl42066612y

It's easier to follow a hard-and-fast rule than it is to promise yourself you'll do less of something.

0polymathwannabe12y

I thought the same. From the way the choice is framed, animal suffering is not a factor to consider. It should be, but if you really were considering it, you'd give up both.