Myth # 33 : " But what if you were alone on a desert island ?"
Myth # 33 : " But what if you were alone on a desert island ?"
This is truly one of my favorite myths ; so much so that even though it employs a patently ridiculous hypothetical , I will respond as though it isn ' t ridiculous at all – I will respond as though any one of us actually could one day become stranded on a desert island , with little hope of rescue and only a pig ( or any other animal ) for company . As I will now show , this is actually a scenario in which eating the animal in question would be the least logical option one could engage . Consider the following two alternatives to killing & eating the animal ( s ) with whom we would hypothetically be stranded …
* Alternative A ... Watch the animals for awhile , see what they are eating , and then simply join them . As innate frugivores , sustaining yourself with plants would actually give you a far better chance of living healthier , living longer & having more energy for the rest of your survival-based activities ( e . g . finding shelter , making fire , building rescue beacons etc ).
* Alternative B ... Provide comfort to your animal friend ( s ) while you go hungry together . I mean , seriously – who in their right mind would murder the only companion one has merely to thereafter die alone and filled with regret &/ or shame 2-3 days later anyway ? That makes absolutely no sense !
Of course , when we return to reality , this hypothetical becomes cloaked anew in its inherent ludicrousness , if for no other reason than The Real Question to pose is the one that all meat-eaters & milk-drinkers must ask themselves ; especially the meat-eaters & milk-drinkers who posed this " desert island " hypothetical in the first place – and that question is this : Since we are all currently living in a civilization where there is literally an abundance of cruelty-free food actually available – including fruits , nuts , seeds , grains , legumes & vegetables , why are so many humans choosing to unnecessarily confine , abuse and kill animals for food ?
In other words , why are so many humans willing to cause animals so much suffering when doing so is completely unnecessary ? … Anyone have a good answer for that one ? ... I thought not .
Status of this Myth : Destroyed Justification it provides : NONE
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