Posted on 10/11/2016 2:52:46 PM PDT by JimSEA
When we eat beef, chicken wings, hot dogs or spaghetti bolognese, we do it in denial. Already by referring to what we eat as "beef" instead of "cow," we have created a distance between our food and an animal with abilities to think and feel.
The meat paradox
"The presentation of meat by the industry influences our willingness to eat it. Our appetite is affected both by what we call the dish we eat and how the meat is presented to us," says Jonas R. Kunst, a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Psychology, University of Oslo.
Kunst and his colleague Sigrid M. Hohle conducted five studies in Norway and the U.S. In the first study, chicken was presented at different processing stages: a whole chicken, drumsticks, and chopped chicken fillets. The scientists measured participants' associations to the animal, and how much empathy they felt with the animal.
In the second study, participants saw pictures of a roasted pork -- one beheaded the other not. The scientists examined their associations to the animal, and to which extent they felt empathy and disgust. They also asked participants whether they wanted to eat the meat or would rather choose a vegetarian alternative.
(Excerpt) Read more at sciencedaily.com ...
I'm retiring to eat my cow burger for dinner along with some murdered veggies that were not allowed to reach maturity to spread their seeds and ensure the next generation.
Someone needs to remind this leftist nitwit what most animals are capable of doing to each other, without any compunction at all.
This is one of the modern issues caused by disregarding theology, and especially Judeo-Christian theology. The idea of a sacrifice becomes less and less meaningful.
No, don’t remind him. Let him eat kale.
Norway has limited their nut cases to the non-STEM Nobel committees.
But the infection has spread to their university psychology depts, apparently.
Sorry, but that PhD candidate’s degree is equivalent to a good 1950 high school degree.
I wonder if there is a difference in taste between American and Norwegian Soilent Green?
Lack of absolute perfection found - liberals horrified, demand enslavement of humanity to fix problems and butchering of resistors in the name of peace. News at 11.
There’s a place at the table for all of God’s creatures, somewhere between the biscuits and the mashed potatoes.
The lutefisk flavoring?
It is helpful to kill your own meat from time to time.
Then you know what you’re up to.
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>> “I wonder if there is a difference in taste between American and Norwegian Soilent Green?” <<
Slightly different fat content.
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This article proves unequivocally that the West is too rich. A serious society would not undertake such nonsensical “research.” The “postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Psychology” should drop out and go learn auto mechanics, computer programming, petroleum engineering, or carpentry and do something useful with his life. Can you imagine this schlub getting home from “work” and his husband asking “How was work, today, dear”?
With much praise to God for it...
What we have here is the contradictory scenario that is left when the Judeo-Christian concept of sacrifice is abandoned. We want to be kind to animals but have no context for it, and if not very careful we will be cruel to humans in the name of kindness to animals.
Oh, psychology has gone even deeper into what used to be philosophy, that’s all....
Obviously these fish eating scanandahoovians never grew up on a farm or went hunting
I don’t care what you call it I like bossie rare. I prefer porky medium I like birds raised on a farm done
” good 1950 high school degree.”
That was my high school graduation year——and I agree.
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He probably eats lutefisk
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>> “Already by referring to what we eat as “beef” instead of “cow,” we have created a distance between our food and an animal with abilities to think and feel.” <<
Who eats cow?
No sensible rancher would ever slaughter a cow!
They slaughter Steers only.
These fools must have gray vegetable matter in their mostly empty skulls.
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Vikings ate tofu?
The kitties too?
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