Re: Is it immoral to be fat?
I can only accept obesity to be immoral if it can be shown that a disease has developed as a result of the obesity alone.
- That the disease identified is never found in non-obese people
- That the obesity is not a result of pathological or prior biochemical reasons and purely due to lifestyle choice.
- That the disease would cause the individual to suffer consciously, i.e. be aware of the suffering.
- That this is always the case with obese people.
If these cannot be isolated to obesity but only said to be 'more likely' then I cannot accept obesity to be immoral, as and in of itself.
All you have to do is name the disease.