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A comment on Prominent Scientists Sign Declaration that Animals have Conscious Awareness. Parent comment

Re:Prominent Scientists Sign Declaration that Animals have C... by kryten on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @11:33AM (#5899840)
Unless you suddenly find a conscious cabbage or an onion with an opinion.
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Re:Prominent Scientists Sign Declaration that Animals have C... by vacri on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @06:02PM (#5902350)
What you describe isn't about consciousness on the part of the eaten, it's about psychological interaction on the part of the eater. Most westerners aren't going to be happy eating moss they've seen you scrape off a wall either.
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