Quote Originally Posted by econ21 View Post
However, as someone who hasn't eaten meat for the last 28 years, I guess I would say that. For me it's quite a simple matter - many of the things that make my life enjoyable and give it value, I know are also felt by many kinds of animals (tastey food, the sun warming my body, the affection of my companions, even play). Even more commonly felt are the things that can make my life unpleasant (pain, discomfort, fear etc.).
I really can't argue with this, but I just like meat and will continue to eat it. The steak at the supermarket is too impersonal to me to consider it, but I know it anyway