Myth # 24 : " But meat tastes so good ."
Myth # 24 : " But meat tastes so good ."
Actually , uncooked & unseasoned meat does not naturally taste good to humans . We cook our meat to make it chewable , and then we season it to make it palatable , and then we cut it into small pieces to keep from choking on it , and then we eat it … and then we become physiologically addicted to it ; which is then what makes it seem as though it “ tastes good ”. Of course in reality , meat is naturally repulsive to us humans , which is why we all naturally feel sorrow when we see an injured animal on the side of the road , and why we all naturally feel disgust when we see a dead one .
My Friends , it requires more than mere sensory pleasure to redeem or justify our behaviors . If we humans are going to claim to be stewards of the Earth – or if we are going to claim to be in any way " better than " or " superior to " the animals with whom we share this planet – then we have no choice but to start acting accordingly .
And even if meat does truly taste good to you , the fact still remains that no amount of personal pleasure can ever justify the taking of another being ' s life . Indeed , saying " animals are yummy " as a justification for killing them is on par with a rapist claiming that rape is OK because it feels good , or a child abuser claiming that child abuse is OK because it is “ empowering ”.
Current status of this Myth : Castigated Justification it provides for eating animals : NONE
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