BigAssBlueBug [they/them] to chapotraphouse • edit-22 years agoI personally find the second vegan struggle session to be very entertaininglockmessage-squaremessage-square360 fedilinkarrow-up174file-text
arrow-up174message-squareI personally find the second vegan struggle session to be very entertaininglockBigAssBlueBug [they/them] to chapotraphouse • edit-22 years agomessage-square360 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
:meow-popcorn: (The popcorn is buttered or not depending on the viewer of this post) Edit: what have I done :oh-shit:
minus-squareglimmer_twin [he/him]hexbear11·2 years agoTIL cows, pigs, chickens, et al aren’t sapient :the-more-you-know: link
minus-squareAcute_Engles [he/him, any]hexbear22·2 years agoThey aren't, though. Sapient just means human link
minus-squarepocket_tofu [she/her,fae/faer]hexbear14·2 years agoSeems like a pretty bad standard for who deserves not to be tortured and murdered link
minus-squareglimmer_twin [he/him]hexbear13·2 years agoAlright, I’ll take your point if we’re going by the literal definition of sapient, i.e wise or pertaining to humanity. But consciousness among animals is well observed at this point, and I don’t think my slight semantic misstep negates that fact. link
minus-squarerobot_dog_with_gun [they/them]hexbear16·2 years agosentience and sapience aren't the same thing and i will never forgive SF writers for conflating the two. link
TIL cows, pigs, chickens, et al aren’t sapient
:the-more-you-know:
They aren't, though. Sapient just means human
Seems like a pretty bad standard for who deserves not to be tortured and murdered
Alright, I’ll take your point if we’re going by the literal definition of sapient, i.e wise or pertaining to humanity. But consciousness among animals is well observed at this point, and I don’t think my slight semantic misstep negates that fact.
sentience and sapience aren't the same thing and i will never forgive SF writers for conflating the two.