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Re:World’s first octopus farm stirs ethical debate by kuhewa on Friday February 25, 2022 @06:17AM (#30466052)
That seems like a reasonable heuristic and I understand why someone might feel drawn to put a greater inherent value on intelligent species on an emotional level, but I just don't see the relevance of intelligence in and of itself in terms of ethics.
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Re:World’s first octopus farm stirs ethical debate by dr_dshiv on Friday February 25, 2022 @07:34AM (#30466606)
The problem is harming sentient, conscious creatures. No consciousness, no problem. More consciousness, more problem. Intelligence is not the same as consciousness, but they are highly correlated.
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