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I see some discussion about worth of bee vs human, and I feel there is big piece missing there. Why do we think that we are the only consciousness inhabiting our body? If bees are expected to be conscious why not subsystems of human brain? Possible a lot of them?
Horrifying conclusion: the well-being of your gut flora is morally more important than your well-being. All discussions about whether to be a vegan or not are unimportant compared to the question of what kind of food do the bacteria in your digestive tract prefer. All science funding is stopped until we solve this most urgent question.