--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Perhaps in the back of our minds we…" description: "\"Perhaps in the back of our minds we already understand, without all the science I've discussed, that something terribly wrong is happening. Our sustena..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee6/jonathan-safran-foer-136_becoming_perhaps-in-the-back-of-our-minds-we-alre_829304.png" --- # Perhaps in the back of our minds we already understand… ![“Perhaps in the back of our minds we already understand, without all the science I've discussed, that something terribly wrong is happening. Our sustenance now comes from misery. We know that if someone offers to show us a film on how our meat is produced, it will be a horror film. We perhaps know…” quote by Jonathan Safran Foer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee6/jonathan-safran-foer-136_becoming_perhaps-in-the-back-of-our-minds-we-alre_829304.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee6/jonathan-safran-foer-136_becoming_perhaps-in-the-back-of-our-minds-we-alre_829304.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee6/jonathan-safran-foer-136_becoming_perhaps-in-the-back-of-our-minds-we-alre_829304.png) > “Perhaps in the back of our minds we already understand, without all the science I've discussed, that something terribly wrong is happening. Our sustenance now comes from misery. We know that if someone offers to show us a film on how our meat is produced, it will be a horror film. We perhaps know more than we care to admit, keeping it down in the dark places of our memory-- disavowed. When we eat factory-farmed meat we live, literally, on tortured flesh. Increasingly, that tortured flesh is becoming our own.” [Jonathan Safran Foer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-safran-foer/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. It highlights the moral conflict of consuming factory‑farmed meat and the denial of its cruelty. **In simple terms:** Eating meat hides suffering. Key Takeaway Reflect on food choices. Themes ethics environment dietary habits Mood thoughtful somber Type ethical activist When to use this quote - grocery shopping - restaurant dining - food activism Key Concepts animal rights industrial agriculture cognitive dissonance Questions to Reflect On - What are the hidden costs of your diet? - Can you reconcile taste with compassion? 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