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> The ethical thing is to halt the husbandry of farmed animals and let the bees die out naturally What is it that makes the "natural order of things" better? A
by ericb 8y ago
> The ethical thing is to halt the husbandry of farmed animals and let the bees die out naturally
What is it that makes the "natural order of things" better? Aside from our fantasies about not being animals, aren't humans part of the natural order, by definition? It seems like a deforested barren world would be more moral under this sort of reasoning?
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- madmulligan 8y agoI don't particularly agreed with the parent, but the honey bees in most places in the world are non-native species that are introduced to produce honey and pollinate large fields, orchards, etc. For example in the American Midwest we have European honeybees everywhere, and they displace native pollinators (bumble bees, native butterflies and skips, etc). All told it's not a big deal but I can see an argument for removing them where they aren't native.