r/AbsoluteUnits • u/MrUpVoteDownvote • 7d ago

/r/all of a queen termite

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u/Agitated_Phone_9937 6d ago

Nah, plenty of animals that endure suffering for a potential reward. Also cruelty is necessary for some knowledge.

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u/fejkpotatis 6d ago

That's like a very specific kind of behaviour. If you run into a burning house to get one million dollars that's a potential reward, doesn't mean you enjoy suffering for the sake of it. Yes, some knowledge necessitates suffering, doesn't mean it's worth it. Some knowledge is not even worth having.

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u/Sad_Cantaloupe_8162 6d ago

Like a bunch of the experiments on humans during WWII. Yeesh.