I've just read a very interesting book called "The Pig that wants to be Eaten and 99 other tought experiments.
One of the experiments is a poser that I think might create an interesting debate.
It is the future.....we have genetically engineered 'decerebated' chickens, they don't feel, are not self aware have no sense of environmant, pleasure or pain. They are basically vegetables, fed and watered but not really aware.
Would you feel different about eating this type of meat compared to regular meat?
As a vegetarian would you eat this type of meat? If not why not?
Originally posted by kcamsIf someone is a veggie because he doesn't like the taste and the looks of meat, he will not eat this chicken meat either.
I've just read a very interesting book called "The Pig that wants to be Eaten and 99 other tought experiments.
One of the experiments is a poser that I think might create an interesting debate.
It is the future.....we have genetically engineered 'decerebated' chickens, they don't feel, are not self aware have no sense of environmant, pleasure or pain. T ...[text shortened]... mpared to regular meat?
As a vegetarian would you eat this type of meat? If not why not?
But what will the more idealistic veggies decide ? ...... Ahaaa ..... 🙂
"They are basically vegetables, .... " 😉
"Are you going to tell me," said Arthur, "that I shouldn't have green salad?" "Well," said the animal, "I know many vegetables that are very clear on that point. Which is why it was eventually decided to cut through the whole tangled problem and breed an animal that actually wanted to be eaten and was capable of saying so clearly and distinctly. And here I am."
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A more realistic, even probable (in our life time) scenario is 'vat' grown meat. Scientists are currently researching cloning and growing individual organs (no organ rejection or the need for organ donors) in the lab. Once this is perfected (and it should be viable within a few decades) it should be possible to grow meat, of pretty much any kind, at a much higher efficiency of resources then with actual animals and with no moral quandary.