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You'd think this, but no, it's very recent that people accepted animals feel actual pain. I mean, even now there are people saying that sure, crustaceans get hu
by fiblye 7y ago
You'd think this, but no, it's very recent that people accepted animals feel actual pain. I mean, even now there are people saying that sure, crustaceans get hurt and respond negatively to harmful stimulus, but it's not really pain because their nervous system is different or they lack some specific body component or don't respond to one specific test that's designed such that only mammals can pass.
And to risk sounding crazy, people didn't believe babies felt pain. Only within the past few decades did humanity realize the obvious fact that, no shit, of course babies feel pain. [1]
[1]: https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2017/07/28/when-babies-felt-pain/Lhk2OKonfR4m3TaNjJWV7M/story.html https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2017/07/28/when-babies-fel...