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Re:Octopuses, crabs and lobsters to be recognised as sentien... by _wolfie_ on Monday November 22, 2021 @03:47AM (#29304243)
What did the monks who could see them do though? Died from thirst?
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Re:Octopuses, crabs and lobsters to be recognised as sentien... by hdjjhhvvhga on Monday November 22, 2021 @09:03AM (#29306361)
Sorry I wasn't clear. If you can see them with your physical eyes, you should take reasonable care not to kill them. If you can't see them with your physical eyes but with extrasensory perception, it does not matter in the context of this particular precept (of taking life).
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