I didn't say they had the same value. I said they had value. Consuming them for hedonistic pleasure is only ethically consistent with the view that animals have effectively zero or even negative intrinsic value.

[–] AnarchistsForKamala@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

nothing has intrinsic value

[–] rekorse@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

All of your efforts at self-preservation seem to disagree.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Okay? So?

Being cruel and violent to innocent creatures requires that you learn to suspend your empathy. Being cruel and violent to innocent creatures EVERY SINGLE DAY requires that you main your empathy, to actually injure yourself and impair your ability to be empathetic AT ALL.

To respond to your apparent non sequitur, I value compassion and empathy. Don't you?

[–] AnarchistsForKamala@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

I value compassion and empathy

everyone does..not everyone has a problem with eating animals.