3 ms·
tbh. given the high intelligence of Octopus and they capabilities to seemingly have quite "sentient" emotions do we really need to eat them as delicacy (But al
by dathinab 2y ago
tbh. given the high intelligence of Octopus and they capabilities to seemingly have quite "sentient" emotions do we really need to eat them as delicacy
(But also this argument is a losing one for most not vegetarians, because in difference to what is often believed both cows and pigs are also relative intelligent. Like if I remember correctly cows are roughly as intelligent as a 7 year old kid.)
- deleted 2y ago[deleted]
- ratsmack 2y ago> ... roughly as intelligent as a 7 year old kid. Maybe a 7 month old, but surely not a 7 year old.
- dathinab 2y agonop definitely not month at most I'm oft by one or two years in my memory, cows are really intelligent they just miss stuff like hands, or a more articulated language allowing them to better utilize their brain etc.
- jncfhnb 2y agoSentience is a very low bar for animals
- lugvruzzle 2y agoPeople often mean sapience when they say sentience
- snapplebobapple 2y agoSentience is irrelevant. Deliciousness is the only relevant metric. Being able to provide a quick, relatively painless death is a bonus but not a requirement.
- DangitBobby 2y agoThat's what I say when I'm out hunting humans TBH
- snapplebobapple 2y agoYou do you, but disease vectors are much higher in your own species and as near as I can tell from the literature we taste like pork, so the risk seems unwise vs octopus that occupies a much more unique flavor and texture category.