Eh, plants too. Many plants react to the environments, recognize kin, seem to communicate with each other, etc People don’t like it, just like many people don’

Eh, plants too. Many plants react to the environments, recognize kin, seem to communicate with each other, etc People don’t like it, just like many people don’t like animals being aware. I had a fascinating theological discussion with a guy once. He was a farmer and he believed strongly that animals lack souls. I, on the other hand, believe that even amoeba have souls. I feel it’s just a condition of being a living thing while he felt that this was unique to humankind. Obviously, he has an interest emotionally in viewing animals as soulless. Easier to slaughter them that way.