09-18-2014, 10:42 PM
Regardless of your dietary choices, there is a difference in sentience, consciousness, and self-awareness in the spectrum of 2D life. In general, plants are less sentient and less conscious than animals, barring a few exceptions. Whether that realization affects your dietary choices is your business, but I think you can't not acknowledge that truth.
There are exceptions, (old trees being one Ra mentions; and on the other end there are types of algae which are technically animals) but exceptions don't make the general rule untrue.
For example, 2D life is nearly almost always more sentient than 1D life - but Ra talks about how even a rock can possess an individuated soul. Still, it's hard to say with a straight face that 1D rocks and 2D life are generally the same in terms of overall sentience and self-awareness.
There are exceptions, (old trees being one Ra mentions; and on the other end there are types of algae which are technically animals) but exceptions don't make the general rule untrue.
For example, 2D life is nearly almost always more sentient than 1D life - but Ra talks about how even a rock can possess an individuated soul. Still, it's hard to say with a straight face that 1D rocks and 2D life are generally the same in terms of overall sentience and self-awareness.