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Dominik's avatar

Wait, now you have completely lost me - I was on board with the "save the shrimp" movement you initiated, but not with the claims made in this post. I think the evidence is pretty strong that insects don't feel pain - that they "likely can feel pain" is an absolute minority position among all relevant experts. The Amos article is very unconvincing given the wealth of evidence that insects aren't conscious.

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Ananke's avatar

It seems to me that the term 'pain' has two meanings here.

A. An aversive functional response to particular stimuli.

B. A qualitative experience of badness.

Insects, like NPCs in video games, definitely have A. Is there evidence to suggest they have B?

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