Monday, February 18, 2013
What is wrong with a good farm?
A little late, but i'm catching up..and I have a question. We all know that people will not stop eating meat, maybe cut back on their consumption, but the eating of animals will continue as long as that process is available. Does that make me a bad person for wanting to own my own farm and doing the local business gig? I don't believe so, I believe that it may not be the BEST answer for many would argue vegetarianism is the best answer, but for now is that not making a step in the right direction? At this point in the system, what is better than a good farm?
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You ask a tough question. The issue boils down to this: is it better that the pigs on the good farm have never lived or is it better that such pigs--even though they're are destined to be killed for food--have lived a short life? We know what Pollan thinks: that it's better that they have lived and were able to exercise their essential Pigness. Singer is not so sure, but he wants to err on the side of caution and says that it's better that they never have lived. Is this position consistent with his commitment to utilitarianism?
ReplyDeleteI do not believe it is consistent. If I remember correctly Singer was unsure of his own argument and this led me to stray away from using his argument as a valid one. I believe personally that it is better for animals to live a good life and still be killed then one of suffering for the same result.
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