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How smart would cows have to become for you to stop eating beef? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Obviously this question is only for people who eat beef regularly.

But I just was wondering, what IQ/ability would make you swear off beef? If they could speak like an 8 y.o, would that be enough to cut off beef? If they got an IQ of 80, would that do it?

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (16 children)

Smart enough to feel pain.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Even plants can do that.

[–] Kerfuffle -1 points 1 year ago

Even plants can do that.

There's no reason for a rational person to believe this. There's just no evidence for plants feeling pain. They can react to some stimuli of course, but experiencing things is a different matter.

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