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Re:Meat-free 'Impossible Burger 2.0' tastes even closer to t... by saagarjha on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @08:54PM (#18861647)
The parent has specifically mentioned that they love animals, and it's pretty easily to see why: animals are much easier to relate to, can show pain easily, and are much more similar to us than plants are.
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Re:Meat-free 'Impossible Burger 2.0' tastes even closer to t... by white-flame on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @09:11PM (#18861719)
Sure, but just because we relate to them more doesn't affect the ethics of killing other things that are just as alive but are simply less relatable. This has been a strong theme in the progression of civilization.

Ending life to feed our own is how much of nature works, and we have to deal with being a part of that in our ethical thinking, regardless of how associated we are with the life we're ending.

It's simply something to think about: Most people are as flippant about ending the life of a plant, as some are about ending the life of an animal (or various different species of animal, including fish & insects).

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