Also, those views are surprisingly common even though it doesn’t seem like there’s a lot of justification to be certain (or actually even, let’s say, ~>90% confident) of them—which a lot of people seem to be.
Humans making the claim that there’s “less sentience” or less intense pain in insects only have their mental experiences, combined with knowledge of their own nervous systems, as a reference.
Agreed.
Also, those views are surprisingly common even though it doesn’t seem like there’s a lot of justification to be certain (or actually even, let’s say, ~>90% confident) of them—which a lot of people seem to be.
Humans making the claim that there’s “less sentience” or less intense pain in insects only have their mental experiences, combined with knowledge of their own nervous systems, as a reference.
Some relevant posts:
https://reducing-suffering.org/is-brain-size-morally-relevant/
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/H7KMqMtqNifGYMDft/differences-in-the-intensity-of-valenced-experience-across