Okay, let me be clearer since you took this to the obviously ridicules extreme.
“As long as you have a choice” this is the missing part. You can argue about what constitutes as a choice, but at the end of the day no one can truly do no harm, we can make the best choices we can to reduce harm.
Eating an oyster is probably a choice, which could have been avoided easily.
Eating vegetables is not something you can avoid while reducing harm.
Okay, let me be clearer since you took this to the obviously ridicules extreme.
“As long as you have a choice” this is the missing part. You can argue about what constitutes as a choice, but at the end of the day no one can truly do no harm, we can make the best choices we can to reduce harm.
Eating an oyster is probably a choice, which could have been avoided easily.
Eating vegetables is not something you can avoid while reducing harm.
It’s okay. We know. You’re good, he’s just trying to rationalize his own behaviour. He can do it elsewhere.