More Beautiful World: Righteousness- As I read the twenty-seventh chapter of the novel, it becomes clear that the author is trying to tell the reader that we as people are arrogant when it comes to having our own belief, especially when our belief differs greatly from others. In relation, I know a person who is vegetarian and believes that eating meat is murder. She has grown up seeing videos of animals being brutally killed for food and constantly encourages others t o stop eating meat. I on the other hand, am not vegetarian and believe that eating anything that has to do with animals is a way of surviving. It has been around for millions of years and believe that because it is a way to survive, there is nothing wrong with that. The girl that …show more content…
To avoid misunderstanding and delusional thinking, truthfulness is a key factor. Sparks Of Genius: Transforming- In the fourteenth chapter of the novel, Sparks Of Genius, the chapter discusses how transformations of an idea will have different results from what we expected. The greater the transformation, the more surprising or unexpected the result will be. Once we are aware of transformations, we will know what to expect which further expands our creative thinking. Growing up with my best friend, I was able to see how he changed as a person. He was always extremely quiet and did not like to meet new people. We went to the same elementary school and not once did he attempt to make new friends due to social anxiety. Later on we went to different high schools and we did not see or speak with one another for a few years. I coincidentally ran into him at the mall and he was transformed into a completely different person. The boy who I once knew as shy and antisocial was now loud, energetic, and quite popular. It was something I did not expect and I assumed many other things about the type of person he may have become as soon as I saw who he has changed
The argumentative article “More Pros than Cons in a Meat-Free Life” authored by Marjorie Lee Garretson was published in the student newspaper of the University of Mississippi in April 2010. In Garretson’s article, she said that a vegetarian lifestyle is the healthy life choice and how many people don’t know how the environment is affected by their eating habits. She argues how the animal factory farms mistreat the animals in an inhumane way in order to be sources of food. Although, she did not really achieve the aim she wants it for this article, she did not do a good job in trying to convince most of the readers to become vegetarian because of her writing style and the lack of information of vegetarian
Simplifying the Case for Vegetarianism is an article written by Andrew Tardiff as part of the academic journal Social Theory and Practice; published by Florida State University, Department of Philosophy in 1996. Tardiff was a part of the department of philosophy at Rhode Island College and wrote other articles, including A Catholic Case for Vegetarianism and Vegetarianism Virtue: Does Consequentialism Demand Too Little?
In her Salon.com essay, “Why I Stopped Being a Vegetarian,” writer Laura Fraser uses her own life experiences to explain why she became a vegetarian, what it did to her, and why she decided to go back to being an omnivore. Fraser’s main idea was that even though being a vegetarian might be slightly healthier than a “usual diet”, and that people should not go against what they are made for. Fraser explains why being a vegetarian can be healthier for people in some places, why it is hard to be a full vegetarian, and why it is a good idea to not go against humans natural ways as a human being. By establishing her personal view and facts that she has researched, and appealing to emotions and logic in some ways, Fraser succeeds in writing an informal/argumentative essay about being an omnivore.
In chapter four of Johnathon Haidt’s book The Righteous Mind, Haidt talks about five different topics. Of these five, there are three that I am going to discuss; 1.) We do care about what others think about us, even if we do not think we do. 2.) We as humans will always tend to be dishonest when we think we can get away with it, and 3.) We will reason with anything to justify our original thought. His main thesis for this chapter is that our intuitions come first, then our strategic reasoning.
As humans we rely both on plants and animals to be able to take care of us. “…many of us still see other animals as bodily things with no mind or spirit” (McFague, 119). I have always interpreted other creation as something that was made for our benefit, so that humans could be fed and replenished. While it does serve this purpose, it is important to realize that this comes from God and that having this amenity should not be abused. “On our planet we are the self-conscious aspect of the body of God, the part of the divine body able to work with God, the spirit who creates and redeems us, to bring about the liberation and healing of the earth and all its creatures” (McFague, 124). These beings should be taken care of because they too come from God, and I think that part of our job is to be able to care for other creatures and treat them well. I’m not against killing animals for meat, as long as it does not cause the animal to endure too much pain. However, I cannot stand the thought of animal abuse and I feel as though that is something that should not be tolerated whether the animals are raised to be killed or not. “While our analysis of ecological sin will focus on the more neglected areas of our relations with other animals and nature, proper relations with our nearest and dearest kin, our own species, must be first in consideration and importance” (McFague, 116-117). What she is saying here is significant. Even though it is crucial for us to care for the plants and animals on this planet for the wellbeing of humans, we have to consider the needs of our own species first. I think that we cannot be greedy or over consumptive, but we must take what we need and only that. It isn’t quite that simple, but living a life as God would want one to, it seems to me that would allow for that
Roger Crisp argues in Utilitarianism and Vegetarianism that humans are morally required to eat meat (Soifer, 35). According to Roger Crisp, Vegetarianism is an immoral act; we are morally obligated to eat meat provided the meat is not from factory farms (Soifer, 35-36). Crisp believes we are able to eat non-intensively reared animals, just so long as the animals live an enjoyable life. However he says, “This is not the case in factory farms” (Soifer, 35). Factory farming consists of multiple animals being brutally killed in order to create food for humans. The treatment an animal will face in factory farms is morally questionable; it is these types of actions of which lead humans to the idea of vegetarianism. Crisp’s definition of Vegetarianism is “one is morally required to abstain from meat”. He uses this definition to distinguish Vegetarianism from The Compromise Permission View, otherwise known as CP. CP states “one is morally required to abstain from the flesh of intensively reared animals, but permitted to eat the flesh of certain non-intensively-reared animals” (Crisp, 36). Replaceability is an important aspect to address in non-intensively reared animals as it restores animals in the meat- eating industry. Through further analysis, I will be assessing Crisp’s many arguments against Vegetarianism from the perspective of non-human animal’s rights and liberties, assessing Crisp’s response to arguments based on the suggestion of Human and animal suffering. First, I will define animal’s rights according to The Rights of Animals and unborn Generations, by Joel Feinberg, who determines the characteristics needed in order to have these rights. Secondly, I will take into consideration the ‘Argument from killing’ and ‘the Argument ...
In order to express genuine character, a person must undergo character transformation. Transformation solidifies a person’s values in their way of thinking and behaving. According to Wright, this
Christine Cuomo spoke about many interesting topics on what we ought to eat. She presented a very good argument on how eating meet is what we should no be eating and that rather more healthier foods such as fruits and vegetables are better for us in several ways and for many reasons. Christine is an ethics professor at the University of Cincinnati and during here presentation she made arguments that were somewhat controversial about what people ought to eat and what they shouldn’t ought to eat; and why. Even though some of here argument were controversial she seemed to put her perspective in very understandable ways that even those against her position would still enjoy hearing what she has to say. She is a vegetarian but is not one to force the idea on you, and she still eats cheese and drink milk. She talks about how animals are slaughtered for food and its not fair to them. She presents an argument on how butchers treat animals horribly and even though they are a source for our food they is no reason for animal brutality. During the presentation there was a picture of a high pile of pigs slaughtered. The picture was quite grossum and didn’t need much words to tell the story. Animals are just treated very violently as if they have no type of feeling for pain. This is not right. Personally I would like to see animals treated better before they are slaughtered because they have feelings of pain just as we do. I wish more people, including myself, can have the will power to stop eating meet to send a message to their butchers and factories that are displaying such animal brutality.
After reading a few of the chapters in "Psychology Through the Eyes of Faith", I feel as if I have learned more in one sitting than many in years of my life. The chapters were not life altering, but simply stated things that I have overlooked. The topics that affected me most were on living with the mysteries of faith, benefits of true rest, and the emotion of happiness. Yes, they are really in no way related, but each of these topics impacted me in a different way, and made me think about what was being presented.
In the short story “Do Seek Their Meat From God”, the author, Charles G.D. Roberts comments on the theme of human nature. First, the author shows how humans are compassionate towards others. As the settler was walking home and heard the cries from the boy, rather than ignoring him and continuing home, he felt compassion for the scared child, and stayed back to help. Next, the author shows how people can be prejudice. When the settler heard the boy, he assumed it was his drunk neighbour’s kid, he muttered, “‘I reckon his precious father’s drunk down at ‘the Corners’, and him crying for loneliness!” (page 194). But, in reality, it was his own son, and he was being quick to judge. Finally, the author demonstrates how sometimes humans do things
The Righteous Mind, by Jonathan Haidt, seeks to enrich liberalism, and political discourse generally, with a deeper awareness of human nature. Formerly unnoticed by fellow psychologists, Haidt argues that people are intuitive, and tend to follow their gut instincts, rather than find rational reasoning. He discovers through a series of experiments that people are not designed to listen to reason. Instead, when asked questions, most people reach conclusions quickly and come up with justifications afterwards. Haidt interviews people with absurd questions like, “Is it wrong to have sex with a dead chicken?” or “Is it wrong to have consensual intercourse with your sibling one night?” or “If your dog dies, is it wrong to eat it?” Most Americans agree
In addition, Ricci argued that meat eating is beneficial for animal species. In opposition, a Christian Anti Vegetarian, Timothy Kung reviews why Chinese Buddhists are against meat eating. In terms of Buddhism, being vegetarianism is a dietary practice and eating meat is avoided because the animals are most likely a past ancestor. Buddhists often criticize Christians for “loving people” and not expressing enough love for animals. Buddhists consider animals as some kind of “Buddha nature”(Reinders, 2004, 529). Animals are every masculine objects just like how the Chinese would describe animals and man a “yang” code instead of “yin”. In today’s global society, this controversial topic between vegetarianism and meat eating is a never ending topic. Everyone has their own way of why meat eating is a pro or con
Secondly, I often found myself forced to defend my beliefs yet was reproached for doing so while ‘everyone was eating.’ People would ask why I was not eating turkey, and when I replied that I did not consume animal products, they snapped back with “don’t you know animals eat animals,” or “you should be glad that you have something to eat.” If I attempted to defend my position, and suggested that factory farming for omnivores such as humans was very different from a carnivorous animal hunting and killing another animal in the wild, or noted the fact that our reliance upon meat in the United States actually contributes to poverty elsewhere, I was accused of ‘preaching’ at a holiday function.
Humans are like butterflies; constantly changing and evolving to become better. For some people, it takes one small event and the moment of enlightenment that follows to change their life. Outsiders may not understand and may think that the event is insignificant, much like how outsiders view a chrysalis, but after the butterfly has emerged from its chrysalis and has finished expanding and drying off, others can begin to understand the change that they went through.
The easiest reason to explain the changings is having high status or enough money as one wants. These factors seem more like influencing receivers of impressions; for example, Wearing formal clothes is the simplest way to change the personal evaluation, so people sometimes try to wear better clothes to pretend to be a career or rich as a vanity. People cannot help counting the authority of the person unconsciously when they evaluate the person even if they try to disregard it. Moreover, having connections with people who also has a kind of authority in society is another reason of the impressive changings. Some people mention that the average of the five people around you makes the capacity of yourself. Following this rule, people unconsciously try to improve or corrupt themselves into the average of group around you. Therefore, if a person having some relationships with sophisticated people, he or she will necessarily be polished up, and the appearance could be improved as