4 ms·
IMO, octopus are too smart to be eaten ethically.
by ajmurmann 3y ago
IMO, octopus are too smart to be eaten ethically.
- soperj 3y agoMushrooms could be the most intelligent organism on earth.
- stOneskull 3y agofungus in general like how the ground fungus communicates through earth, the invisible flying fungus might have a wifi-type system.. 'we found bread!'
- hinkley 3y agoI love Suzanne Simard but I strongly believe she has mistaken osmotic pressure for intention in some of her work.
- kajecounterhack 3y agoI'm leaning in agreement with you. Squid also reproduce a lot faster than octopus (market squid lifespan is 9 months and they die after reproduction) so I recommend folks save their cephalopod recipes for squid.
- soperj 3y agoSome octopuses only live for 6 months.
- Zambyte 3y agoCan people with mental disabilities be eaten ethically? Follow up question since I can guess your answer: what about mentally disabled chimpanzees? What about mentally disabled octopuswhiches[0]? I'm talking to the point where they would not survive outside of human intervention. Or maybe not. Where is the line? [0] as defined as the plural of octopus elsewhere in the comments
- palmer_fox 3y agoThere are many lines. Some lines are drawn by the law, other lines are drawn by the society we live in and/or our individual ethical norms. If we have collectively decided that intelligence is a factor when deciding whether an animal can be eaten by humans, then it's a perfectly logical conclusion for many people that eating octopuses is disgraceful.
- pvaldes 3y ago> If we have collectively decided that intelligence is a factor when deciding whether an animal can be eaten Tip: "We" haven't decided that. Second tip: All this chatter is sterile, I bet that this species isn't edible at all
- ajmurmann 3y agoThese are of course some of the hardest questions we have to answer for ourselves and they don't have clear cut answers. I don't know where exactly the line should be, but IMO octopi are over that line. That's a large part of the reason why I don't east any meat at home. Even worse, I also am very open to arguments for panpsychism which is a almost paralyzing thought.
- hinkley 3y agoLike eating your border collie.