LadyButterflyshe/her@lazysoci.al to aww@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoDawwwwlazysoci.alimagemessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageDawwwwlazysoci.alLadyButterflyshe/her@lazysoci.al to aww@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square36linkfedilink
minus-squareangrystego@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoI think recognizing what is alive and what is not is a question of basic science education. I agree animals shouldn’t be treated as smartphones.
minus-square𝚗𝚜𝚛𝚇𝚗@scribe.disroot.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agobacteria, fungus, plants, protozoa, and (arguably) viruses are all alive, too. bed bugs. rattlesnakes. being alive isn’t actually that special, nor a reason, in itself, to refrain from eating or killing that thing.
I think recognizing what is alive and what is not is a question of basic science education. I agree animals shouldn’t be treated as smartphones.
bacteria, fungus, plants, protozoa, and (arguably) viruses are all alive, too. bed bugs. rattlesnakes. being alive isn’t actually that special, nor a reason, in itself, to refrain from eating or killing that thing.