I was reading an old post from 2015 here as to the best argument for meat-eating. Not many arguments were given and the thread went off on a tangent, so I hope you all don't mind another one of the same topic.
I've come to realise that to be academically honest one must criticise one's opponents best argument, rather than their worst or somewhere inbetween. Karl Popper advocated for this, and said if your opponent has a poor argument, find a better one for them, (paraphrased) it seems an epistemologically sound way to advocating against animal cruelty.
So what is the best argument for meat eating (or their oppression more generally)?
I've come to realise that to be academically honest one must criticise one's opponents best argument, rather than their worst or somewhere inbetween. Karl Popper advocated for this, and said if your opponent has a poor argument, find a better one for them, (paraphrased) it seems an epistemologically sound way to advocating against animal cruelty.
So what is the best argument for meat eating (or their oppression more generally)?