would you rather send actual people with sapience in first? What’s next, no labrats for medical technology?
You probably mean sapience and not sentience, because dogs and monkeys definitely can feel things.
I’m going to give an opinion that some may not agree with. The most ethical form of eating meat is from an animal that can consent. Since we can’t ask a dog, monkey, cow, pig, etc. if they want to be consumed, the most ethical meat is humans who consent to it. If you disagree please explain how.
The same goes for sending things into space to die for us.
You’ll probably get flak for this but I agree.
if humans can only progress into space by first kidnapping animals, then they don’t deserve to see the stars.
Indeed; I’d have happily volunteered instead of a monkey or a cat for such an endeavour for the benefit of our species; and I’m sure I’m not the only one. There’s something far more moral about testing such things with people fully aware of what they’re doing and the risks compared to sentient beings not comprehending what’s happening to them and likely being in a panic all along the way. There should be a word for it, really.
Oh wait, I think there is: consent
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