that was shitty logic that was seemingly presented as an unbiased and thoughtful process of breaking down a very complicated question . I ' m all for eating less animals , I barely eat meat as it is and i think people depend on it far too much . but imo , at the end of the day at its most base value , it ' s energy transfer that ' s based upon what our bodies can easily break down and convert to functions for our survival and comfort , which is what EVERY creature , man or beast , seeks out . is it morally wrong to eat people ? sure , that ' s a dick move , you shouldn ' t eat Larry , he ' s a good guy . but not only is it wrong , it also fucks with almost every part of our physiology and therefore survival . brain diseases and a bunch of other crap come with that . so that ' s a big reason . it ' s based on our bodies telling us hey fucker , don ' t do that . much in the same way that sometimes our bodies say God damn some salmon and rice sounds Fucking amazing right now . is it because our DNA is different ? we don ' t have a special filter on our appetite that contours to DNA , and considering that a huge portion of meat in Africa is compromised of apes and chimps and they share about 98 % of our DNA I doubt that has something to do with it . I think to get hung up on whether it ' s morally wrong to do this is a bit off . like I said before , at the end of the day , it ' s energy transfer . We eat these animals as well as plants which gets transferred into other sources of energy for other things . we die , our bodies are released back into the earth through decomposition . worms take that in , or the plants feed off it and grow and are eaten , etc etc . we try to find energy sources that doesn ' t fuck with our physiology detrimentally , is tasty , and makes us feel good . imo , much like most things in this world , meat should be enjoyed in moderation . same thing with plants . too much of anything is a bad thing . balance should be applied in all aspects of life . but to attach a moral argument to this is odd . now the environmental consequences from the meat industry ? that ' s a good argument . you can back that up with facts , statistics , evidence , and most importantly SCIENCE . morals are based upon one ' s understanding of them and are completely subjective . So this guy should just make his choice between Morning Star or Jimmy Dean and move on with life .