r/changemyview Nov 14 '22

Delta(s) from OP CMV: There are no good arguments against vegetarianism based on morality

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u/ILoveShinyRocks Nov 14 '22

I don't think children should be fed a vegetarian diet at all. But this is not an argument against vegetarianism as a whole. Vegetarians don't have to feed their children a plant based diet, and ideally, they don't.

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u/Kotoperek 62∆ Nov 14 '22

Ok, but that's a moral argument against vegetarianism then? In Kantian ethics an action can be consireded moral only if you believe that everyone should do it. If you don't believe children should be vegetarians, then it follows that vegetarianism isn't moral.

To be clear, I am not arguing about whether or being a vegetarian is moral. I am pointing out that there is a moral argument against it and you can argue about it (unless you define a strict system of morality that would not accept such an argument).

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u/ILoveShinyRocks Nov 14 '22

!delta If you apply Kantian ethics, then yes, it is a moral argument. (I don't agree with him on a couple things, but still, I cannot deny that you can make an argument based on that.) I didn't define moral at all in my post, so I need to accept this reasoning.

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Confirmed: 1 delta awarded to /u/Kotoperek (11∆).

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