Hmm... even a nervous system to the effect that a plant might feel pain would still apply to a point often made about aborting (that the fetus or what have you can feel pain). Thank you for linking those pages, KichigaiNeko
The question then rather becomes "How much would be enough?" ^_^
I think we know enough on the subject to make some loose preliminary judgements... but ultimately the debate of "what does a thing's ability to feel pain matter?" remains outside the bounds of any scientific evidence (though the question of "if ___ amount of ability to feel pain changes how we use it... then how much does ____ feel?" is directly affected by science) and is entirely philosophical as far as I see ^_^
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The question then rather becomes "How much would be enough?" ^_^
I think we know enough on the subject to make some loose preliminary judgements... but ultimately the debate of "what does a thing's ability to feel pain matter?" remains outside the bounds of any scientific evidence (though the question of "if ___ amount of ability to feel pain changes how we use it... then how much does ____ feel?" is directly affected by science) and is entirely philosophical as far as I see ^_^
Please give me a home where cloud buffalo roam
Where the dear and the strangers can play
Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
But the skies are not stormy all day