Re:World’s first octopus farm stirs ethical debate
by sva_ on Friday February 25, 2022 @08:18AM
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> making that a line in the sand on whether they will farm/consume a being based on that.
But everyone is drawing that line somewhere, mostly unconsciously. Surely nobody minds eating bacteria and fungi (else you couldn't live), but most people wouldn't eat a dog - so there is a line. But where? (in this case, the somewhat arbitrary definition of sentience, I guess)
But everyone is drawing that line somewhere, mostly unconsciously. Surely nobody minds eating bacteria and fungi (else you couldn't live), but most people wouldn't eat a dog - so there is a line. But where? (in this case, the somewhat arbitrary definition of sentience, I guess)