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#31 Peter Singer - The Limits of Utilitarianism

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The Flexicity of Morality

I don't think people would justify eating a caloric surplus in order just to enjoy their body if it involved the killing and eating of unnecessarily human beings. That doesn't seem too different to me than saying, if somebody wants to eat animal products because they just really enjoy the taste of it or they really enjoy the way it feels then I guess that's okay. The point of morality is not to be able to point your finger at somebody and say, hey, you're doing something wrong," he says. "The point is to think, am I living a life which on the whole makes the world a better place"

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