DanielLC comments on Be comfortable with hypocrisy - Less Wrong

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Comment author: DanielLC 12 April 2014 06:41:01PM 1 point [-]

I figure it would be more brain size than intelligence. I would expect pain would increase by having more neurons to feel it, not having a deeper understanding of what it is.

Beef-only has the opposite problem. If not all creatures suffer equally, avoiding cows would be most important.

Comment author: mare-of-night 13 April 2014 03:22:55PM 0 points [-]

Ok, this makes sense.

Also, I found the article. If those numbers are somewhat correct, maybe add an adjustment for brain mass to it? But just from rough guesses at the affect that would have, I see why going for medium-size animals makes sense.