tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144244221799804070.post893639299437330165..comments2023-09-22T13:34:09.754-05:00Comments on H.E.A.L.T.H.: The Origins of HEALTH: The Sprouting of a FutureAdamashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09054174763612949293noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144244221799804070.post-14663407589432101742008-10-02T09:17:00.000-05:002008-10-02T09:17:00.000-05:00Thank you for sharing your story, Alex.That's the ...Thank you for sharing your story, Alex.<BR/><BR/>That's the reason I created three long posts about the "Origins of HEALTH"--so that others would be inspired to share their stories of liberating themselves from prejudice, OR that they would be inspired to move past their fallacious rationalizations for practicing their "logic of domination".<BR/><BR/>I believe in the power of narrative to inspire us in ways that no statistic, image, or logic can.Adamashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054174763612949293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144244221799804070.post-47068902402810642832008-10-01T14:11:00.000-05:002008-10-01T14:11:00.000-05:00Very descriptive. It sounds as though your transit...Very descriptive. It sounds as though your transition was measured. It closely parallels mine in this way, with one exception. Instead of a monologue, I attempted to justify the treatment I saw in "Meet Your Meat" philosophically. The behavior I witnessed wasn't normative, however, the underlying assumptions were. These were the premises I attempted to defend. <BR/><BR/>Failing in this task, I accepted the premise that our exploitation of nonhuman animals cannot be justified without appealing to what you called the Logic Of Domination. Reasoning from the conclusions of this logic, I realized its morally indefensible nature.<BR/><BR/>From here, I fell into the vice of abstraction: "I'm only one person and therefore, given the all-pervasive nature of this problem, my single example is useless. Like one ant attempting to topple a human. The size of the problem is too great. " I emphasized the good end - a vegan world - and therefore lost focus of the suffering, for example, that I can prevent, directly. <BR/><BR/>I realized, however, after some thought and discussions with others, that living in the abstract - the premise even ("Abolition ought to be achieved") - is a defensive posture of sorts: It's a reflection of my own selfish desires to maintain superiority and the "I can do whatever I want to...." attitude. I simply wrapped "selfishness" up in a moral blanket and slept comfortably.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I just wanted to speak about my transition. I was inspired to do so because of your story of course, and how closely it relates to my own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com