<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Moral seriousness grows when contradiction becomes... > Moral seriousness grows when contradiction becomes inquiry instead of performance. The person who protects an insect and eats an animal should not retreat into shame or denial, but examine necessity, habit, harm, gratitude, and available alternatives. **Source:** [[livestreams/Reverence for Life, Human Unity, and the Questions of the Soul — Neale Donald Walsch - Workbook|Reverence for Life, Human Unity, and the Questions of the Soul — Neale Donald Walsch]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Moral seriousness grows when contradiction becomes inquiry instead of performance. The person who protects an insect and eats an animal should not retreat into shame or denial, but examine necessity, habit, harm, gratitude, and available alternatives.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-moral-seriousness-grows-gratitude-available-alternatives ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->