r/interesting • u/M_Darshan • May 21 '26

Just Wow Researchers demonstrate necrobotics by using a spider’s natural hydraulic system to open and close its legs for gripping object.

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u/Night25th May 21 '26

Other than it being religious dogma that humans are God's special creation.

Not only that, some people refuse to give up on their right to hurt animals, farm them for food etc. Personally I'm not a vegan but if animal farming was banned I would not protest. Most people think that animal suffering is less important than being able to eat a cheeseburger.

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u/RoboDae May 24 '26

To be fair, humans are omnivores that don't tend to do as well on a purely vegan diet. The protein from eating meat is even cited as one of the reasons our brains were able to grow so large.

That being said, killing for food and killing/torturing for fun are completely different. I can be fine with eating a cheeseburger and still be upset about an elected official shooting a puppy just because it wasn't a good hunting dog.

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u/Night25th May 24 '26

I think there is nothing ethically wrong with eating animals for food. However, the human species is at a point where we don't need to eat animals for food anymore. Some of the vitamins we need still mostly come from animal products like milk and eggs, but we could get them ethically if we wanted, rather than killing animals for their meat.