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I am considering becoming vegan as I mentioned in the other thread. Thanks for those who commented there. I want to start a new thread as I'm curious to find a bit more about how vegans think and whether I would fit into such a community.
I can't find any stats, but I get the sense that to be vegan is to have a strong ethical belief, whereas to be vegetarian or pescatarian is perhaps more likely based on health, taste or other preferences. Do you think that's true and is anyone willing to share a personal perspective?
If you feel strongly about this, shouldn't vegans be active in trying to convince the world? If you feel a strong moral imperative to eat animals, does it not logically follow that you should try and convince others? Do you try to avoid the subject at the dinner table, or do you like to bring it up?
A few other questions that don't really matter much in practice, but I am kind of curious about:
If synthetic, non-plant based foods are created in the future and assuming widely available at similar cost and taste to existing foods, would it become morally wrong to eat plants?
If you think it's morally wrong to eat meat, what about leftovers from someone else's plate that are going in the bin anyway? Seems to be OK to me?
Another win is if I happened to be out driving and come across a dead animal just hit by another car, would it be morally wrong to eat it?
Do you think if I decide to go 95% vegan but make some exceptions (eat a pizza with regular cheese when I feel like it, eat my kids's leftover chicken nugget, take the odd piece of meat at a family event so the host doesn't feel bad etc) do you think I would be welcomed onto the main vegan forum on here, and vegan communities in real life. Or is it a bit of an all or nothing thing? Could I consider myself a vegan if I did that?
I can't find any stats, but I get the sense that to be vegan is to have a strong ethical belief, whereas to be vegetarian or pescatarian is perhaps more likely based on health, taste or other preferences. Do you think that's true and is anyone willing to share a personal perspective?
If you feel strongly about this, shouldn't vegans be active in trying to convince the world? If you feel a strong moral imperative to eat animals, does it not logically follow that you should try and convince others? Do you try to avoid the subject at the dinner table, or do you like to bring it up?
A few other questions that don't really matter much in practice, but I am kind of curious about:
If synthetic, non-plant based foods are created in the future and assuming widely available at similar cost and taste to existing foods, would it become morally wrong to eat plants?
If you think it's morally wrong to eat meat, what about leftovers from someone else's plate that are going in the bin anyway? Seems to be OK to me?
Another win is if I happened to be out driving and come across a dead animal just hit by another car, would it be morally wrong to eat it?
Do you think if I decide to go 95% vegan but make some exceptions (eat a pizza with regular cheese when I feel like it, eat my kids's leftover chicken nugget, take the odd piece of meat at a family event so the host doesn't feel bad etc) do you think I would be welcomed onto the main vegan forum on here, and vegan communities in real life. Or is it a bit of an all or nothing thing? Could I consider myself a vegan if I did that?