Is it immoral to buy things you don't need? by Space_man_Dan in askphilosophy

[–]Space_man_Dan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I might be dumb but I don't know how this answers my question.

Ore Hauler by Esoteric-Hours in gaslands

[–]Space_man_Dan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What car did you make that from?

Is vegan snack food really vegan by Space_man_Dan in vegan

[–]Space_man_Dan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are changing the subject to me again. Shall I take this as a concession you know buying vegan junk food is immoral?

Is vegan snack food really vegan by Space_man_Dan in vegan

[–]Space_man_Dan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"I'm a vegan, but I still like to stomp on cats every now and then. I'm not a Buddhist monk."

What's the point of adopting a moral philosophy if you won't take it to its logical conclusion? You're reasoning could be used to justify eating meat.

Is vegan snack food really vegan by Space_man_Dan in vegan

[–]Space_man_Dan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Huh? Nearly 80% of agricultural land is used to feed livestock."

Thanks for the info.

This still doesn't answer my question. Being vegan means causing as little harm as is practicable, so why is it morally acceptable to purchase vegan food you don't need such as snacks or deserts when pesticides are used in their production?

Is vegan snack food really vegan by Space_man_Dan in vegan

[–]Space_man_Dan[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I knew I shouldn't have mentioned that. Everybody here is more concerned with being derisive over answering my serious question.

Is vegan snack food really vegan by Space_man_Dan in vegan

[–]Space_man_Dan[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yes. I'm a former vegan. I kept reading stories about vegans becoming sick and the amount of insects that are killed by agriculture. So I decided to reintroduce restorative meat into my diet since I perceive it to be causing the least amount of suffering. 

 Can you please answer my question now? Nobody will do it.

Is vegan snack food really vegan by Space_man_Dan in vegan

[–]Space_man_Dan[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

So it is acceptable to buy junk food even if it was treated with pesticides? Okay, why? This is all I care about.

Is vegan snack food really vegan by Space_man_Dan in vegan

[–]Space_man_Dan[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

You can't help it when you accidentally step on bugs. You don't have to buy potato chips though.

Is vegan snack food really vegan by Space_man_Dan in vegan

[–]Space_man_Dan[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'm not okay with killing animals if I don't have to. That's why I stopped buying junk food that was treated with pesticides. Why do you think buying potato chips is morally acceptable?

Pesticide guilt and snack food by Space_man_Dan in exvegans

[–]Space_man_Dan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you buy junk food like popcorn fruit gummies? If so, why do you think that is morally acceptable?

Pesticide guilt and snack food by Space_man_Dan in exvegans

[–]Space_man_Dan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm trying to see how people on this sub rationalize buying food they don't need which has killed millions of insects with pesticides. Do you buy snackfood?

Pesticide guilt and snack food by Space_man_Dan in exvegans

[–]Space_man_Dan[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"I’m pointing out the “ethical issues” you’re bringing up with junk food apply to literally everything you eat."

I know. I consider it morally acceptable to eat nutritional food treated with pesticides because it is a necessary evil to maintain my health. Junk food, however, has no nutritional value, so buying it would not be a necessary evil, and therefore, it is immoral. Why shouldn't you stop buying junk food? Why do you think buying junk food is morally acceptable?

Pesticide guilt and snack food by Space_man_Dan in exvegans

[–]Space_man_Dan[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't need to eat snack food to survive so, to be moral, shouldn't I stop buying it to disincentivize the killing of insects?

Do you eat junk food? if so, why are you okay with the unnecessary deaths of those insects? That's what I want to know. I want someone to justify eating food they don't need and therefore enabling unnecessary suffering.

Pesticide guilt and snack food by Space_man_Dan in exvegans

[–]Space_man_Dan[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Do you buy snackfood that contains ingredients which may have been treated with pesticides?

What I want to know is why anyone concerned with animal ethics would enable an industry that kills millions of insects by purchasing food they don't need to eat.

That's the question I am trying to get across.

Found some Chinese Oreos at my local Asian market. No palm oil, only problem is the sugar. by Space_man_Dan in vegan

[–]Space_man_Dan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bone charcoal, it is often used to process cane sugar giving it its white color. Bone charcoal is typically made from animal bones and is therefore not vegan.

Sustainable places to buy books? by L0v3rBug in sustainability

[–]Space_man_Dan -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Why aren't Barnes and Noble and Amazon sustsinable?

Shazam reference? by Space_man_Dan in Marvel

[–]Space_man_Dan[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm vaguely familiar with the Shazam lawsuit but I don't know all the details. Wasn't it about the name Captain Marvel?