this post was submitted on 09 Jul 2023
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

OP will be real dangerous when he learns fish also don't ask for consent.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

They don't? I've been wasting my time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Agreed, if a bear can eat a person why can't I eat a person?!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Nobody is saying that fish are moral agents that can empathise with other beings. That doesn't man that they're not moral subjects; the ability to understand that one is causing harm is not a prerequisite for the ability to suffer oneself. I think everyone knows this intuitively, but it does feel good to have our less moral habits be justified by memes that we would otherwise find to be illogical.