Beneficial Bloodsucking
5 days ago
- #moral bioenhancement
- #veganism
- #alpha-gal syndrome
- Lone star tick bites cause alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), leading to a severe red meat allergy.
- Public health warnings and scientific efforts aim to prevent AGS, but the article argues against these efforts if eating meat is morally wrong.
- AGS is presented as a 'moral bioenhancer' that could motivate people to stop eating meat.
- The Convergence Argument posits that promoting AGS is morally obligatory if it prevents harm, doesn't violate rights, and promotes virtue.
- Genetic editing of ticks to enhance AGS spread is suggested as a feasible and morally obligatory action.
- References and studies support the idea that ethical education can reduce meat consumption.