Re: Fish don't have ethical feet it doesn't mean they can't move- was Re: Ethical feet


"whisky-dave" <whisky-dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "H Duffy" <Hester_Duffy_nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Finding an unbiased and intelligent source of information in amongst all
>> that can be tricky.
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> Yep, and I'm not prepared to take a person serioulsy if they expect me
> to believe pain is experinced by a wound,

It can't be experienced by a wound, but it can (and does, generally)
originate from physical damage of some sort; see the web page I've linked to
from my other post.

pain comes from the mind,

Nope; pain is biological.

>> But can you imagine any, hypothetically?
> Yes like aliens with a dozen heads, doesn't mean they exist though.

No, it doesn't, but I'd be interested to know what behaviours you could
imagine, hypothetically, which _would_ prove that fish felt pain, if they
were real. COuld you give me some examples?

>> *heh* I've already answered that question, haven't I?
> No, you invented tests that don't prove anything.

You said that if they were run properly, they _would_ prove something. Are
you changing your mind now?

H


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