• angrystego@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    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.

    • 𝚗𝚜𝚛𝚇𝚗@scribe.disroot.org
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      3 months ago

      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.