Falling prey to appeals to nature can cause us to turn a blind eye to suffering. Here's why we should resist these fallacious arguments when imagining how much better the world can be.
"One salient example is factory farming, which is often supported because it's supposedly part of the natural order and is thus acceptable."
Whilst some may claim that eating meat is natural, I've never heard anyone say factory farming is. Indeed, many of the critiques of factory farming to do so because it is 'unnatural':
"One salient example is factory farming, which is often supported because it's supposedly part of the natural order and is thus acceptable."
Whilst some may claim that eating meat is natural, I've never heard anyone say factory farming is. Indeed, many of the critiques of factory farming to do so because it is 'unnatural':
https://www.effectivealtruism.org/articles/cause-profile-animal-welfare
Even advocates of the carnivore diet usually say that they are against factory farming: https://plantbasednews.org/culture/joe-rogan-factory-farming-illegal/