Acharya Prashant questions the logic of those who justify eating meat by comparing it to eating plants. He points out that even habitual meat-eaters draw a line at cannibalism, refusing to eat human beings because they recognize human consciousness as something to be respected. He argues that if a line is already being drawn to exclude humans from being food, that line should be extended with more discretion, compassion, and consciousness to include animals as well. He suggests that one should strive to minimize killing by choosing to consume things with lower levels of consciousness, such as plants, and even then, aiming to minimize that consumption.