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Insects may feel pain, says growing evidence – here’s what this means for animal welfare laws (www.qmul.ac.uk)

submitted 9 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/entomology@mander.xyz

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[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

I struggle to differentiate living things by anything other than proportions. We’re all just complicated things doing stuff to make more complicated things ad infinitum.

Avoid stimulus that is harmful, seek helpful stimulus. Pain, pleasure.

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

How much of a stretch would it be to just assume most multicellular organisms are capable of feeling something at least approximating pain?

[–] Umbrias@beehaw.org 2 points 9 months ago

Depends on your position on the definition of pain and its relevance to rights.