▲ 900 ▼ "Being vegan is unnatural" (thelemmy.club) submitted 6 months ago by nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 844 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/55430533
[–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 months ago (1 child) The argument that non-human animals do not possess some vague set of traits that make humans the only species worthy of being classified as ‘people,’ Metacognition. It's just metacognition. Not vague in the slightest. You can argue that it isn't a good criterion, but it's a very clear one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 2 points 6 months ago That criterion fails Karl Popper's principle of scientific falsifiability. Pick some criteria for which you could design an experiment that clearly and persuasively differentiates its presence from its absence. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 2 points 6 months ago That criterion fails Karl Popper's principle of scientific falsifiability. Pick some criteria for which you could design an experiment that clearly and persuasively differentiates its presence from its absence. permalink fedilink source parent
