• ObliviousEnlightenment@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    We really dont though. It is simply not realistic to fight for an ethic that requires the overwhelming majority to be hyperrational in their ethics. Human nature tends toward cruelty, and Ive yet to see a vegan have recourse for that.

    Setting aside the whole plants feel pain too bit

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        8 months ago

        And yet people default to those systems and have since the agricultural revolution.

        As for plant stimuli, who are you to say that doesn’t constitute pain? They sure communicate it to those around them, cut grass smell and all that. Does an ant not feel pain because it mostly just responds to and sends out pheromones? Bit of a “my red is your blue” argument you’re making.