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Veganism and Moral Intuitions - by Simon Sarris

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Inspecting some ethical claims, in the hope you might revisit some of your own intuitions

Veganism and Moral Intuitions Simon Sarris Jun 24, 2026 107 52 14 Share “What have the Romans ever done for us?” “Hard distinctions make bad philosophy” — John McCarthy ~ ~ ~ I believe there are vital health reasons to avoid a vegan diet, but that is not the subject of this post. Instead, I want to inspect two ethical claims made by vegans: Environmental: Creating meat, eggs, or dairy calories is ecologically worse than creating non-meat/eggs/dairy calories, so we should only eat the latter. Animal Welfare: Eating meat, dairy, or eggs causes animal suffering, which should be avoided, so we sho

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