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But we do have a lot of reasons to believe that animals can and do suffer, but no, or very few, reasons to believe that carrots can.

It's also not so black or white. Does a cow have greater "capacity for suffering" than an oyster? Does this have ethical consequences? I think it does.

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Yes, I agree re animals vs plants and suffering.

And yes, maybe oysters are closer to plants than cows, in that regard.

But it's not just about suffering. It's about the morality of killing other lifeforms. Personally, I'm OK with it. I'll be eaten after I die. Indeed, I'm always under attack from bacteria, yeast, molds, etc. But I won't eat anything that I wouldn't kill myself.

> But I won't eat anything that I wouldn't kill myself.

Have you actually, personally, killed a cow, chicken, or pig?

Chickens. Many chickens.

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