In a way, one could argue that reading that essay, thinking about the implications of killing and eating lobster, and then going ahead and doing it, could be one of the more ethical, respectful, and intimate meat-eating practices that one could participate in.
If huge industrial-scaled meat producing practices are unethical, and one should show respect and compassion for the animals that one consumes, I don't think there's anything more noble than reading that essay, understanding and considering deeply all the complex questions that Wallace raises, and still going ahead to kill and eat a lobster.
I don't know what I'm really trying to say. Meat is tasty.
Last edited by malcolmk14; 01-18-2013 at 11:37 PM.
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