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raverbashing
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Insects feel persistent pain after injury, evidenc...
Pain as in stimulus to nerve endings given damage to a limb yes
But pain in humans (or other more complex animals) is more complicated than that
kranner
on July 14, 2019
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It may be more complicated, but do we know the minimum complexity required of a nervous system to support 'suffering'? If not, surely we are obligated to give even the simplest nervous systems the benefit of the doubt.
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But pain in humans (or other more complex animals) is more complicated than that