tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31788515.post6165487697465483407..comments2023-05-22T10:30:56.526+02:00Comments on LIFE IN KURTISTAN: A Libertarian on VeganismKurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01833530457005730819noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31788515.post-55922095245307877702008-08-09T16:32:00.000+02:002008-08-09T16:32:00.000+02:00It seems to me that whether or not you seek to imp...It seems to me that whether or not you seek to impose your moral judgments on others depends on how strongly you feel them. We have no problem imposing our moral judgments about murder, rape, child-abuse, because the moral impetus we feel for protecting people is typically greater than what we feel for protecting animals.<BR/><BR/>I think that for most people, moral judgments only start shaping lifestyle when they are felt really strongly.<BR/><BR/>So, a lot of people assume that if a moral judgment is affecting your life style you must feel quite strongly about it. If you feel strongly about it then people assume, like other moral judgments you feel strongly about (rape, murder...), that it's a basis to pass judgment on other people.<BR/><BR/>Maybe what is remarkable about vegetarians who don't pass judgment on others is that they have a lower threshold for how strong they must feel about something before they are willing to start changing their lifestyle to conform.<BR/><BR/>So it's not that they are more enlightened about living in a pluralistic society, it's that they are more committed to living according to their own ideals.Zachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05440807680650356688noreply@blogger.com