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> Compare the intelligence of a cow or pig or similar mammal to an octopus and the mammal will DESTROY the octopus. Octopuses are incredible because we've foun
by friedturkey 5y ago
> Compare the intelligence of a cow or pig or similar mammal to an octopus and the mammal will DESTROY the octopus.
Octopuses are incredible because we've found the opposite. Octopuses are solving pretty complicated puzzles oftentimes for fun the same way people do. Cows don't. Cows do have social bonds closer to humans, though.
- deutschewelle 5y agoHow do you know cows dont have fun too or engage in complex problem solving? Pigs seem quite intelligent also and capable of solving puzzles as do crows. Seems like having fun is a natural part of all sentient beings as boredom is inevitable. Could it be that the novelty of discovering that octopus, a crustacean after thought, could suddenly be as intelligent if not more than the pig (thought to be more intelligent than a canine), prevent you from consuming it? Is the irony of people shouting Octopus Lives Matter protesting against its farming but not the massive industrial scale beef/pork production capacities not clear? Why even stop there? What if tomorrow you learn plants were able to perform puzzles and solve problems, would you view your veggies differently? An awful criteria for determining what is morally sound to consume as food, can humans also be consumed if they are unable to solve a simple Rubrik's cube? What if they are inside a box where your perception of whether the subject is having fun or not determines their life or death, upon the latter, you are morally safe and sound in partaking in cannibalism?