05-04-2020, 09:15 PM
(05-04-2020, 06:56 PM)Louisabell Wrote: BTW, the whole survival of a mammalian species is based on attachment because the young need to stay close to the adults for safety, warmth, nourishment and learning.
We share the same attachment hormones to all mammalian species, that's why when you cuddle a dog, oxytocin gets released in both the human's and dog's brains.
You can make abstractions all you want, but a mother cow will still scream for days when her calf is snatched from her.
The reason we farm and eat mostly mammals is because they are easy to tame. We use these attachment hormones against them, when they bond to humans they don't attack us, then the humans (us) betray them. Humans are the only species which can betray, because we have the ability to make justifications for our actions.
Couldn't imagine an alligator farm would be very easy to manage.
Plants do not have pain receptors or attachment hormones. Many plants we eat are annuals (i.e their life cycle is a year/season before they release seeds and die) and some plants exist in massive networks (i.e bananas aren't grown from seeds but cuttings, therefore all bananas come from the same mother plant). Also plants have a symbiotic relationship with animals, relying on certain parts of the plant to be eaten for their seeds to be spread.
If I may ask, are you sure yours is an informed opinion? What gives you certainty that plants don't feel pain and they don't attach? In a level you can say they surely do as there is no separation in creation. It is illosory if perceived. You might say they don't in as conscious of a manner as we humans do, but that's still would be questionable due to the oneness of all. If you may, watch the following video and tell me how your view stands after.
https://youtu.be/mucAJW6qEvk