Might I suggest a chocolate cream pie for dessert, followed by a nice glass of port and pleasant cigar?
I am of the opinion that without the ability to reason, mere reaction to stimuli isn't significant enough to warrant a concern on our part. I know some hunters who truly think that if they shoot a deer in the leg that deer will behave exactly as a small child would. Other hunters are under the impression that Deer do not regard pain with anything more complicated than what could be called "fear."
Example: If a human was shot in the finger with a 7mm Rem Magnum he would hop up and down, scream and yell, possibly faint ans go into shock. All of those reactions are psychological, none of them have to do with the physical realities of getting the tip of ones finger shot off. A deer on the other hand, would just run away and compensate by limping and licking the wound. Without the psychological reaction, it really wouldn't be that big a deal. I have heard repeatedly that deer and similar animals have little or no feeling from the shin down. I also regard them as having a "survival" drive that sorta cuts out the middle man when it comes to reactions. Humans have lost that black & white, survive or die, state of being somewhere along the evolutionary trail. Now we are blessed with the ability to commit suicide, abuse drugs, be lazy and worry about the "feelings" of our meals.
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-Essayons