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I suppose it's an ethical dilemma if you believe human cells are somehow special in the universe. If you're a materialist who just believes we're advanced anim
by 01100011 6y ago
I suppose it's an ethical dilemma if you believe human cells are somehow special in the universe. If you're a materialist who just believes we're advanced animals then why object?
The only thing that concerns me are health related issues. We've been eating animal meat for tens of thousands of years and it is generally recognized as safe. Sure, there are obvious health issues, and even the occasional prion disease or parasite, but basically we know the risks and, in the "first world" anyway, we mitigate them. It seems that the consumption of human flesh has caused issues in the past due to prion diseases. If we're confident there isn't a path where the prions could infect the lab meat, or we test for it, then "eat up" as far as I'm concerned.
- just-ok 6y ago> special in the universe This is such a weird qualifier to me. Why wouldn’t you think this? We’re the only beings capable of so many things that others can’t even begin to comprehend. Even if you think other beings are capable of achieving certain higher tiers of life (or however it is you define “special”), we’re the only ones that actually can; of course we’re special. So yeah, is it ethical to consume the literal highest level of evolution and dominance of life we’ve ever seen?
- visarga 6y agoWe're special because we're us and not them.
- GoblinSlayer 6y agoThe wish to be special isn't difficult to understand.
- MacsHeadroom 6y agoThe idea that human muscle cells are supremely intelligent is ridiculous. We're not talking about eating lab grown human brains.
- qu-everything 6y agoIt's still cells, get down from your pedestal