About

I never really questioned my diet. Meat is a staple of my culture, and is a part of every meal. So it was always the norm. I also thought I was a highly logical meat eater compared to most. I didn’t restrict myself to Western standards like chicken, lamb, or beef out of arbitrary cultural conditioning. If an animal was bred for food and safely prepared, I’d consider eating it. Camels, rabbit, even dog (though I never did have any of these). I figured if I was perfectly fine barbecuing a cow, I needed to be logically prepared to grill a camel if the opportunity arose. This was the most logical and rational way to think about it, right? Animals exist for us to exploit since we are at the top of the food chain, so why are there lines drawn around what we can and can’t eat? I still think that if you eat meat, you shouldn’t have issues with anyone eating any meat.

One of the reasons for me changing comes from my personal goal of everyday trying to be a better person than the day before. A better husband, son, friend, and brother. This involves being better and stronger on all fronts as well, including emotionally, mentally, and physically. Finally, this means wanting to strive to be as moral and ethical as possible. I want to be a good person at the end of the day.

With that mindset, an Instagram reel caught my attention. It featured a vegan activist debating a meat-eater on the morality of their diet, and the meat-eater had absolutely no solid defense. Intrigued, and searching for the answers to life’s deepest philosophical questions, I naturally turned to Reddit. Surely there must be moral justification for eating meat since everyone does it.

Threads I read

• What’s a good argument in favour of meat-eating?
• Can eating meat be justified?

I couldn’t find any and this was simply the beginning. The deeper I dug, the more I discovered the undeniable health and environmental benefits of a plant-based lifestyle. I spent hours dissecting the arguments and simply couldn’t find a flaw in the logic.

Along with the philosophical deep dives, I had to confront a glaring everyday hypocrisy. I share a home with my cat Aloo, and I couldn’t logically justify treating one animal as a beloved family member with a unique personality, while treating others purely as commodities. (Even though I’m pretty sure Aloo views me purely as a commodity). I realised that if I couldn’t justify eating the animal sitting next to me, I couldn’t eat any of them without being a massive hypocrite.

I do miss the ease, taste, and sheer convenience of meat. I am building this site because I’m looking for a challenge: I want people to help me find the ultimate refutation to veganism. I want an argument so logically sound that it allows me to return to the convenience of eating meat while remaining completely morally and ethically intact. Otherwise, I will continue to remain ethically and morally consistent waiting for lab grown meat to become a viable option. I will continue to be a vegan, and I will continue to be a better person than the day before.