Thank you for this. I only skimmed it, and even that felt unpleasant given the implications. The main thing I wanted to ask is your view on the ethics of eating bivalves? I’m curious because you’ve clearly given a lot of thought to animal suffering.
I suspect that all of the species that are currently of significantly debated consciousness—call them swing state species—are conscious. This would include crabs, lobsters, fish, and most insects, but it wouldn’t include oysters or AI. There’s fairly widespread agreement that such beings aren’t conscious.
Since he states here (and on another occasion in the article) that oysters aren’t conscious, he most likely believes that it’s not morally wrong to eat oysters (and he probably also includes mussels and other bivalves in this category).
Thank you for this. I only skimmed it, and even that felt unpleasant given the implications. The main thing I wanted to ask is your view on the ethics of eating bivalves? I’m curious because you’ve clearly given a lot of thought to animal suffering.
Since he states here (and on another occasion in the article) that oysters aren’t conscious, he most likely believes that it’s not morally wrong to eat oysters (and he probably also includes mussels and other bivalves in this category).
Thank you. I missed that in my skim.