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Quote by: big_lefty  Appeal to Common Belief fallacy. Because something is commonly believed does not make it reasonable.
You obviously have a lot more faith in the common sense of the average person than I do.
Where did you come up with the !% figure? I'm curious.
That's not really common sense, just traditional belief. You've been exposed all your life to the notion that other mammals are more worthy because they are more like humans than fish, invertebrates, insects and plants, so you believe it without question.
Incidentally, there are plenty of humans I'd rather kill than kill a fish, but the law prevents me. What a drag.  |
In general, I do question common sense alot...but in this case, I don't.
From no where, just some more common sense I guess...
Actually, no. I'm a aquarium fish hobbyist, I have two tanks and am extremely into many species of fish. I do know some species of fish, like Oscars, can be as smart as a cat or even more intelligent. I keep invertebrates in my tanks too. I take care of them.
I am a rock gardener and I'm a aqua-gardener too. I respect the plants, and try to get them to grow and be healthy.
I am also into butterfly 'catching' too and love IDing species (I don't kill them...I let them go).
As you can see, I've spent alot of time with bugs, plants, fish, and invertebrates. I know what they are like through personal experience and I can gage their intellect to a certain extent. Fish I can tell have the most thoughts/feelings, followed by invertebrates and bugs (depends on the species), then plants. I would feel bad killing a fish, a bug, or a invertebrate, not a plant though. Maybe it is just because they have a different system then I and I can't recognize their thoughts/feelings...but I doubt it.