blashimov comments on Open thread, September 2-8, 2013 - Less Wrong

0 Post author: David_Gerard 02 September 2013 02:07PM

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Comment author: Oscar_Cunningham 04 September 2013 07:57:14PM 3 points [-]

since raised animals are vastly outnumbered by wild animals

That doesn't sound true if you weight by intelligence (which I think you should since intelligent animals are more morally significant). Surely the world's livestock outnumber all the other large mammals.

Comment author: blashimov 06 September 2013 01:26:56AM 1 point [-]

Large mammals only? Is a domesticated cow smarter than a rat? A pigeon? Tough call.