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Thousands of species of animals probably have consciousness (www.economist.com)
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[โ€“] poo@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Haha this is exactly what I was thinking of - I read this and it scared the shit out of me. Are we all just animals eating each other to survive and we should just.... eat the living things that appear to experience the least distress?