Sentience is the ability to perceive or feel, not to think. >From Wikipedia:
"Sentience is the ability to feel, perceive, or experience subjectively.[1] Eighteenth-century philosophers used the concept to distinguish the ability to think (reason) from the ability to feel (sentience). In modern Western philosophy, sentience is the ability to experience sensations (known in philosophy of mind as "qualia"). In Eastern philosophy, sentience is a metaphysical quality of all things that requires respect and care. The concept is central to the philosophy of animal rights, because sentience is necessary for the ability to suffer, and thus is held to confer certain rights." By any definition I'm aware of, sea urchins are sentient. Cheers, frank On October 30, 2015 8:52:23 AM EDT, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: >When a sea urchin thinks what does it think about? I assume that it >must be a sentient being since it's an animal. > >Paul via phone > >> On Oct 30, 2015, at 8:39 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> >wrote: >> >> "How can you tell is a person is a vegetarian? >> You don't have to. They will be sure to tell you." >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> >>> On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 12:22 AM, knarf <knarftheria...@gmail.com> >wrote: >>> Veganism really isn't hard to understand. I don't feel the need to >defend or explain it here, but it's got a lot to do with alleviating >cruelty and exploitation of sentient, feeling beings. >>> >>> I guess it's about where you draw the line. >>> >>> No one normal would eat other humans. Lots wouldn't consider eating >cats, dogs or other domesticated household pets. Great apes and other >primates are pretty much off limits, too. >>> >>> I'm of the view that if one wouldn't eat a dog because it's cruel, >it must be equally cruel to kill and eat a sensitive, intelligent, >socially advanced animal like a pig. If "no" for pigs, how can you say >yes for cows, fish or anything else that feels pain? >>> >>> So I draw the line at sentience. Yes, I know it can be a blurred >line in some cases but I feel fairly comfortable saying yes to plants >and no to animals of all sorts. It's really easy to remember. And easy >to understand, at least for me. >>> >>> There are way more reasons to be vegan but I'll leave it at that for >now. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> frank >>> >>>> On October 29, 2015 8:26:39 AM EDT, "Daniel J. Matyola" ><danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 1:04 AM, knarf <knarftheria...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> Nice photo anyway. >>>> >>>> Thanks, Frank. >>>> >>>> I don't really understand the vegan movement, but then again, you >>>> don't need my understanding or approval. >>>> At least it keeps the price of red meat down a bit. <G> >>>> >>>> Dan Matyola >>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>> >>> -- >>> >>> "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson >>> >>> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
