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The existence of a nervous system is not what determines whether it is cruel. What matters is whether the nervous system equips the being to feel pain.wrestler1ump wrote:People call this thing a rock, but technically it is living and they acknowledge that it is living. So whatever it is, is it cruel to slice it open alive, given that it probably has a nervous system?
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No. Nervous systems merely allow for the coordination of actions between different parts of the body. That does not necessarily imply the capacity to feel pain.wrestler1ump wrote:True, it is about whether there is the capacity for pain. But doesn't every nervous system bring the capacity to feel pain?
riskllama wrote:Koolbak wins this thread.
BigBallinStalin wrote:RE: Aluminum Anthills,
Worth it.
Aww, I don't have anything against fire ants, it's just I'm American and fire ants are an invasive species. They aren't supposed to be living in the US. So we pretty much have to exterminate fire ants where ever they are found. They do damage to native species. Down in South American where fire ants are supposed to live, I'd be a lot more "live and let live" of an attitude. But in the US, they have to be wiped out (not that there is ever going to be much of a chance of that happening, but still, anywhere they are found in the US they should be exterminated, IMO). Invasive species are often bad for environments.muy_thaiguy wrote:Fire ants, the devils of the animal world.
So do I. Hahaha! I think it would be pretty awesome to have an aluminum cast of an ant colony.demonfork wrote:I want one.mrswdk wrote:
Americans are an invasive species.patches70 wrote:it's just I'm American and fire ants are an invasive species.
Metsfanmax wrote:Americans are an invasive species.patches70 wrote:it's just I'm American and fire ants are an invasive species.
Xenophobes!patches70 wrote:Aww, I don't have anything against fire ants, it's just I'm American and fire ants are an invasive species. They aren't supposed to be living in the US. So we pretty much have to exterminate fire ants where ever they are found. They do damage to native species. Down in South American where fire ants are supposed to live, I'd be a lot more "live and let live" of an attitude. But in the US, they have to be wiped out (not that there is ever going to be much of a chance of that happening, but still, anywhere they are found in the US they should be exterminated, IMO). Invasive species are often bad for environments.muy_thaiguy wrote:Fire ants, the devils of the animal world.
The guy that made that video got a ton of hate mail (hate e-mail?). People saying "I should pour molten aluminum in your home!" and other lame stuff like that. Maybe these people didn't realize they were fire ants? Though, to be fair, I don't know if that was a fire ant colony in the US. I'm just making that assumption I suppose. If it's in the US not a thing wrong with wiping out the colony. If where the fire ants are indigenous, I give discretion to the locals. IMO.
I say that because they're viscious little b*stards. Here or in South America. Anything that is in their way, they attack all out.patches70 wrote:Aww, I don't have anything against fire ants, it's just I'm American and fire ants are an invasive species. They aren't supposed to be living in the US. So we pretty much have to exterminate fire ants where ever they are found. They do damage to native species. Down in South American where fire ants are supposed to live, I'd be a lot more "live and let live" of an attitude. But in the US, they have to be wiped out (not that there is ever going to be much of a chance of that happening, but still, anywhere they are found in the US they should be exterminated, IMO). Invasive species are often bad for environments.muy_thaiguy wrote:Fire ants, the devils of the animal world.
The guy that made that video got a ton of hate mail (hate e-mail?). People saying "I should pour molten aluminum in your home!" and other lame stuff like that. Maybe these people didn't realize they were fire ants? Though, to be fair, I don't know if that was a fire ant colony in the US. I'm just making that assumption I suppose. If it's in the US not a thing wrong with wiping out the colony. If where the fire ants are indigenous, I give discretion to the locals. IMO.
Hahah! I bet! Yeah, if you wanna pour molten aluminum down fire ant holes I sure as hell won't give you any crap about it.muy_thaiguy wrote: I say that because they're viscious little b*stards. Here or in South America. Anything that is in their way, they attack all out.
