eltonioni wrote:You are absolutely spot on Paul.
I have a hunch that the next Enlightenment will be the first real time translation of a pig / cow / sheep saying "please don't kill me".
That's going to be a rough time for humanity and it might not be very far off - we'll probably see it. God knows how we're going to justify it.
I'd be like "Apex predator! So jog on Peppa - Dont matter how intelligent you are without opposable thumbs especially if you taste as good as bacon"
We probably have to watch out for octopi they have more chance of using our weapons against us - but I can't understand how people can eat those.
Anything with more than 4 "legs" shouldn't be eaten.
We don't necessarily have to eat them...
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.techno ... rises/amp/Not to say we need to be cruel. someone I know has a partner that works in life sciences. The test they take around protecting animal welfare is pretty stringent they can only do one retest - if they fail they can never take it again.
Miscellaneous wrote:To whom?
Remember the whole concept of justification and 'animal rights' is of our making. It's not something imposed on us externally.
(None of which is an attempt to excuse cruelty)
Exactly animal rights is western luxury when we can chose avocado toast.
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