Why I am not a vegan

[Diana]

I think there may be a difference in what you are referring to as a personal choice and something that is personal/private. If I consider something to be personal or private, it implies that unless I personally choose to engage in discussion about the topic, there will be none and I would hope others would respect that. The choice in itself is personal/private and the implications belong to that person alone. 

Of course this doesn't mean that that person's private choice may be right and good, but that what is offered here in this density - the allowance to have that free will (like you said in your last sentence) to an extent. 

The last sentence you said "But if one is moving toward being one with all, it seems like a necessary step to include consideration of others in one's choices." is of course the point you are trying to make, but in response to Plenum's post I do not understand your response - he was just speaking of the allowance for that choice to be private, unless I misunderstood. 

If I have misunderstood please correct me. 

I think you did misunderstand, but I will take responsibility for not being clear. I did say: And we could say that the personal choice includes consideration of other beings, but it does not follow that this is inherent in the statement.

I think all of our choices are private and personal in the sense that what we choose is our responsibility alone—we can't expect others to make our choices for us, or ignore our choices and let what will happen, if we want to be conscious.

But the statement that diet is a personal choice is too simple for me (especially within the context of this thread and others which concern the taking of sentient life for food), and implies that it doesn't concern anyone (or anything) else. This is what I was commenting on.