I think the reason I want to dehumanize fetuses is partially to get others to support my political view, and partially to justify my own opinions. I do feel it's morally better to be an organic, locally-grown, vegan, but I don't feel so strongly enough to become one myself. But I am slowly introducing small modifications to my shopping habits that make a difference in the long run, such as I only buy organic or free range eggs except when I need to make hardboiled eggs (the shells are too tough to peel well from the healthy birds). I've been consistently buying orgnaic baby carrots for a year now, and just the last time I bought apple cider I compared two brands and picked the closer address (Maine, unfortunately).
It's easier for me to do things I find wrong if I can justify them somehow, or ignore the parts that I find wrong. While eating shrimp I try not to think of how many lives I took. I don't even know the ecological dangers of shrimp farming and I am resisting Wikipedia-ing them. I cannot pick a live lobster, but I'll eat one cooked if I didn't see the tanks on my way in to the restuarant. :-P
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Date: 2005-11-06 07:20 pm (UTC)I think the reason I want to dehumanize fetuses is partially to get others to support my political view, and partially to justify my own opinions. I do feel it's morally better to be an organic, locally-grown, vegan, but I don't feel so strongly enough to become one myself. But I am slowly introducing small modifications to my shopping habits that make a difference in the long run, such as I only buy organic or free range eggs except when I need to make hardboiled eggs (the shells are too tough to peel well from the healthy birds). I've been consistently buying orgnaic baby carrots for a year now, and just the last time I bought apple cider I compared two brands and picked the closer address (Maine, unfortunately).
It's easier for me to do things I find wrong if I can justify them somehow, or ignore the parts that I find wrong. While eating shrimp I try not to think of how many lives I took. I don't even know the ecological dangers of shrimp farming and I am resisting Wikipedia-ing them. I cannot pick a live lobster, but I'll eat one cooked if I didn't see the tanks on my way in to the restuarant. :-P