Scientists push new paradigm of animal consciousness, saying even insects may be sentient
Far more animals than previously thought likely have consciousness, top scientists say in a new declaration — including fish, lobsters and octopus.
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I'm sorry but even this won't make me a vegetarian. Hopefully lab grown meat advances so I can continue to eat meat without weighing on my conscience.
The science of consciousness is cool and all, but feel free to enjoy eating meat if that's what gets you off. No judgement here.
Edit: I should add that this was supposed to be a lame penis joke. Clearly didn't land as well as I'd hoped
Some judgement here. Knowingly causing suffering to sentient beings for your pleasure non consensually is kinda squicky. At least get the cow at the end of the universe that wants you to eat it.
Where are you going to draw the line? If every creature is worthy of consideration there won't be much left to eat.
Sentience. We got all these plant things to eat. Some of them even make things they want other beings to eat, i.e. fruit.
Good luck harvesting a field of soy without crushing a few field mice or worse
Gee gosh, haven't heard that clever and witty argument before. Not even vegans are trying to be perfect, they're trying to minimize suffering. The top comment didn't say they'd care about field mice, they said they don't care about sentience because they take pleasure in the products of its destruction. Not really interested in talking any more with someone that misses the point so obviously whenever on purpose or because of a lack of mental faculties. Bye.
You're just comfortable with suffering you're willfully ignorant of. You don't care about sentience any more than they do.
So why bother limiting harm eh, let’s just go gloves off psycho because animals might die by accident while we’re trying to avoid harming them.
Braindead logic.
