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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 31 Oct 2014

    Reducetarianism: 2 → 1 burgers saves as many cows as 1 → 0. Why insist on ineffectual quasi-religious taboos?http://goo.gl/lVm619 

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      1. Josh Monster-son‏ @JoshMorrison 31 Oct 2014
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        @sapinker Agree reduceitarianism is good, but for some veg's hard-line taboo is a more effective precommitment strategy to bind themselves

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      1. Steve Stewart-Williams‏ @SteveStuWill 31 Oct 2014
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        MT @sapinker Reducetarianism: 2 → 1 burgers saves as many cows as 1 → 0http://goo.gl/lVm619 

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      2. Sav Brar‏ @savbrar 31 Oct 2014
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        @sapinker because 2 --> 0 saves twice as many. For some maybe not taboo but math?

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      3. alwaysfree‏ @BaharTajro 31 Oct 2014
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        @savbrar @sapinker Sorry, I don't understand the argument... Is he suggesting that reducing meat consumption is a bad idea?

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      4. Sav Brar‏ @savbrar 31 Oct 2014
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        @BaharTajro @sapinker no I think he meant that reducing consumption is good but you don't need to be vegetarian

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      5. alwaysfree‏ @BaharTajro 31 Oct 2014
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        @savbrar @sapinker Why not?

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      6. Sav Brar‏ @savbrar 31 Oct 2014
        Replying to @BaharTajro

        @BaharTajro @sapinker Seems like he has an issue with the all-or-nothing vegetarians; at least that's what the tone seems to suggest.

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      1. Reducetarian‏ @Reducetarian 1 Nov 2014
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        PRT @sapinker: @Reducetarian: 2 → 1 burgers saves as many cows as 1 → 0. http://goo.gl/lVm619 ”

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      1. Toby‏ @TheWithheldName 31 Oct 2014
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        @sapinker Respecting sentient beings who have child-like intelligence is not religious. It's just doing the best thing (for environment too)

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      1. Jackson‏ @JacksonsSoapbox 31 Oct 2014
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        @sapinker the difference 0-1, from nothing to something, is infinitely greater than from 1-2

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      1. Jackson‏ @JacksonsSoapbox 31 Oct 2014
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        @sapinker of advocating and praising or settling for mere reduction in unethical conduct concerning other humans - especially not murder

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      1. Jackson‏ @JacksonsSoapbox 31 Oct 2014
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        @sapinker There is still the presence of an arbitrary anthropocentric bias that suggests we might lollygag here whilst we wouldn't dream

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      1. Ben‏ @Wright12Ben 31 Oct 2014
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        @sapinker many reasons for eating meat crumble under questioning. Sustainability, pollution & having intellectually consistent morals=veggi

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      1. Jackson‏ @JacksonsSoapbox 31 Oct 2014
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        @sapinker as long as the reduction you're advocating for does not compromise or dispute firm value judgments that /any/ meat eating is wrong

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      1. Jackson‏ @JacksonsSoapbox 31 Oct 2014
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        @sapinker i'd rather people reduce than not, but it begins to parallel a wishywashy self-convenient culture a la religious moderates

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      1. Jackson‏ @JacksonsSoapbox 31 Oct 2014
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        @sapinker there is ultimately something of condonement in advocating for reduction - the idea is that it's still okay to do it at all.

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      1. Jackson‏ @JacksonsSoapbox 31 Oct 2014
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        @sapinker I'm just pointing out the lack of a precedent, which should inspire curiosity. Nobody says "Try beating your wife less often"

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      1. Jackson‏ @JacksonsSoapbox 31 Oct 2014
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        @sapinker Reduction is great. But why don't we speak in terms of mere reduction w/ regard to every other form of unethical conduct?

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      1. CausticSodaFizz‏ @causticsodafizz 31 Oct 2014
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        @sapinker Now I want burgers!

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