These contradictions in my values are the very reason why I joined up with this site. I need to learn more and re-evaluate some of my beliefs. I don't honestly believe I am justified in my meat eating habits, otherwise, I wouldn't think it's immoral. My reasoning is shaky at best.brimstoneSalad wrote: You can't apologize and admit something is immoral, and then say you are justified in doing it. You're kind of contradicting yourself here. Either it's immoral, or you're justified.
You are by definition not justified in doing it if the only excuse you can come up with is "because I like it".
Justification doesn't work like that.
Justification is like "I was stuck on a desert island, and I had to eat Joe to survive."
Or "Joe was coming at me with a knife, I had to shoot him."
It takes something that is harmful, and makes it not immoral by virtue of that justification.
Thank you for taking time to read my introduction and comment so thoroughly. I find your knowledge about environmentalism very informative and I hope to hear more about it in the other parts of the forum. I admire your passion and sincerity and hope to find other members here with very reasonable and logical views and means of expressing them.