Obviously this question is only for people who eat beef regularly.

But I just was wondering, what IQ/ability would make you swear off beef? If they could speak like an 8 y.o, would that be enough to cut off beef? If they got an IQ of 80, would that do it?

    • @Kerfuffle@sh.itjust.works
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      -11 year ago

      Even plants can do that.

      There’s no reason for a rational person to believe this. There’s just no evidence for plants feeling pain. They can react to some stimuli of course, but experiencing things is a different matter.

        • @Kerfuffle@sh.itjust.works
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          01 year ago

          A pop science article using misleading language to drive traffic. They don’t literally scream.

          Anyway, no one is saying that plants can’t react to stimuli. There’s a difference between nociception and experiencing pain, fear, or other emotions. There’s no evidence that plants (or any creature without a CNS) can do that.

          • Kalash
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            11 year ago

            They literally do scream. Textbook definition.

            • @Kerfuffle@sh.itjust.works
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              11 year ago

              “The car’s tires screamed in protest as he drifted around the curve.”

              From this we can conclude that tires are sentient.