Octopuses, crabs and lobsters to be recognised as sentient beings under UK law

Re:Octopuses, crabs and lobsters to be recognised as sentien... by rlonn on Monday November 22, 2021 @01:44AM (#29303554)

I admire the jainist (?) philosophy of not killing, but it does seem incredibly impractical, to the point of being stupid even. How do you avoid killing mites on the ground when you go out for a walk?

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Re:Octopuses, crabs and lobsters to be recognised as sentien... by emptysongglass on Monday November 22, 2021 @01:52AM (#29303597)

I agree that the Jainist philosophy is impractical: the essential difference between the Jainist philosophy of non-harm and the Buddhist is one of intention.

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Re:Octopuses, crabs and lobsters to be recognised as sentien... by crucialfelix on Monday November 22, 2021 @02:18AM (#29303728)

They sweep the ground in front of them with a broom.

To be precise, the monks do this, and the laity work as jewelers in Manhattan and support the monks financially.

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Re:Octopuses, crabs and lobsters to be recognised as sentien... by rlonn on Monday November 22, 2021 @03:04AM (#29303979)

Which obviously does nothing but rearrange the mites on the ground before they’re stepped on, and makes me think they’re hypocrites for adopting a useless measure to make it seem like they actually care. If it is true.

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Re:Octopuses, crabs and lobsters to be recognised as sentien... by mavhc on Monday November 22, 2021 @02:48AM (#29303874)

And jewelers are just one step removed from miners and massive environmental destruction

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Re:Octopuses, crabs and lobsters to be recognised as sentien... by freetinker on Monday November 22, 2021 @02:11AM (#29303697)

Jain philosophy.

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