• sickpusy@sh.itjust.works
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    2 years ago

    The best argument against vegans is always the fact that plants also are living beings. Now if you are gonna create hierarchy of living beings to justify your food consumption, well…

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      2 years ago

      Plants aren’t sentient and you need more plants to feed a cow (and then eat the cow) than if you just eat plant-based.

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        2 years ago

        We can’t prove plants are sentient. Then again, neither can we prove humans are sentient.

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          2 years ago

          What do you mean? With our scientific knowledge we can prove plants aren’t sentient. They don’t have Central Nervous System.

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            2 years ago

            And how does that prove anything? Can you prove sentience requires neurons? The clear answer is no, that’s just a confortable assumption we make to not be shackled to phylosophical inertness.

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      2 years ago

      What do you think they have to feed to the animals? If you believe plants to be important enough, you should go vegan to reduce their suffering. Also, do you get really annoyed at people walking on grass? How about if you see someone kick a dog? I swear, when it comes to the veganism devate, normally sensible people completely lose all sense of logic.