That’s a good heuristic for generating priors but to be wise you must update based on evidence. The evidence is that veganism is healthy. It might not be optimal (I suspect it’s not) but it is certainly possible to survive and thrive without eating animals.
If you’re interested in being a better person in this way but skeptical of the pot…
That’s a good heuristic for generating priors but to be wise you must update based on evidence. The evidence is that veganism is healthy. It might not be optimal (I suspect it’s not) but it is certainly possible to survive and thrive without eating animals.
If you’re interested in being a better person in this way but skeptical of the potential harm to yourself, I recommend reducing your meat consumption and/or preferring more ethical meat. Steak is probably the best in terms of suffering caused since it’s a single death for a LOT of food, and cows usually live better lives than pigs and chickens.
Yes, we should keep adapting to changing conditions. This is why I wrote: ”Our ancestors have been adapting to changing environments for millions of years. We survived this long. Best to keep doing what we’ve been doing.“ That is to keep adapting. It makes sense to change our diets to fit our current situations while keeping in mind the past and our feelings, especially feelings of hunger for certain types of food and how those foods make us feel.
That’s a good heuristic for generating priors but to be wise you must update based on evidence. The evidence is that veganism is healthy. It might not be optimal (I suspect it’s not) but it is certainly possible to survive and thrive without eating animals.
If you’re interested in being a better person in this way but skeptical of the potential harm to yourself, I recommend reducing your meat consumption and/or preferring more ethical meat. Steak is probably the best in terms of suffering caused since it’s a single death for a LOT of food, and cows usually live better lives than pigs and chickens.
A vegan diet is probably much healthier than what most people eat, provided you supplement with B12. The healthiest diets are plant-dominant.
Yes, we should keep adapting to changing conditions. This is why I wrote: ”Our ancestors have been adapting to changing environments for millions of years. We survived this long. Best to keep doing what we’ve been doing.“ That is to keep adapting. It makes sense to change our diets to fit our current situations while keeping in mind the past and our feelings, especially feelings of hunger for certain types of food and how those foods make us feel.