In regards to eating meat

[Tenet Nosce]

I would think so... But I don't consciously make the choice to kill microbes. I think in order for me to consciously kill a being, I have to be blocked in some way from experiencing/expressing FULL compassion towards it.

Your body makes those kinds of decisions all the time. What would you say of a body killing microbes- is that a lack of compassion?

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That's my thoughts too. We don't think about it, but we kill microbes when we wash our hands. We kill brain cells with alcohol, allegedly. We block out what we choose to block out.

When we wash our hands, or our bodies, or our kitchens, or anything else, we know full well that we are killing microbes. Also, I don't see any advocates for "cancer cells' rights". Don't cancer cells have a right to live too?

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This is wild. My friend (distant relation) told me tonight that she cannot have her dads ashes because the prions survive. Crazy. CDC is wanting more samples also now.

Sidebar item... but you've mentioned prions a few times. I suspect those individuals have suffered some sort of breakdown in the blood-brain barrier. Otherwise, I wouldn't expect prions to pass.