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If it comes from an animal it's not vegan, pretty definitive line for them
by thatguy0900 1y ago
If it comes from an animal it's not vegan, pretty definitive line for them
- aydyn 1y agoIt comes from neither animal nor plant. It comes from a computer. There's a strong parallel here how pro-life activists view the use of human stem cells.
- cyberax 1y agoIndeed. It's an ethics issue, so it doesn't mean that it's wrong per se. And the pro-life activists certainly have a similar argument. They're also welcome to holding it, as long as they don't impose it on others.
- aydyn 1y agoI think a lot of the HN crowd would argue that the pro-life belief on stem cell research is emphatically NOT welcome. So there is an element of hypocrisy here.
- cyberax 1y agoAnd why is this bad? I also disagree with pro-lifers. Especially about research restrictions they want to impose on others. It can be argued that such a viewpoint is too radical and maximalistic. But as long as they themselves just stay away from stem-cells derived products, then it's their own personal choice. I also have no problems with, for example, Jehovah Witnesses that refuse blood-derived products. If they have an ethics code, they are welcome to follow it, as long as they don't try to impose it on others. In this particular case, accommodating even a maximalistic vegan position was not a big deal (just use hemoglobin from plants), so why not do it?
- notaurus 1y agoNot really, this is still a point of debate among vegan communities. Many of us have no moral issue with food grown using animal-derived biotech, as this does not require animal agriculture at all