Being convinced that veganism is good -- and living accordingly -- I have observed that my approach to disagreement in other domains is now curiously anchored. When I am confronted with points of disagreement in a social or political sphere, I find it useful to frame such disagreement by informative reference to the moral stakes I consider to be salient in the context of my outlying concern for animal welfare. This is a stark frame, if taken seriously, inasmuch as it can be jarring to observe that so few (otherwise thoughtful) people will arrive at a conclusion that one finds compelling to the point of being "obvious." That perspective might bend in different directions, I understand, but the insight for me has promoted more tolerant consideration regarding ideas and views that I might once have been predisposed to viscerally reject, at least in the flow of interpersonal dialogue.
Being convinced that veganism is good -- and living accordingly -- I have observed that my approach to disagreement in other domains is now curiously anchored. When I am confronted with points of disagreement in a social or political sphere, I find it useful to frame such disagreement by informative reference to the moral stakes I consider to be salient in the context of my outlying concern for animal welfare. This is a stark frame, if taken seriously, inasmuch as it can be jarring to observe that so few (otherwise thoughtful) people will arrive at a conclusion that one finds compelling to the point of being "obvious." That perspective might bend in different directions, I understand, but the insight for me has promoted more tolerant consideration regarding ideas and views that I might once have been predisposed to viscerally reject, at least in the flow of interpersonal dialogue.