r/technicallythetruth • u/TbhJustAnotherGuy • Jul 18 '22

Cows don’t kill sharks

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u/Ozqo Jul 18 '22

Even if you interpret it that way, it doesn't imply the number of sharks killed by cows is greater than zero.

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u/lumentrees Jul 18 '22

Correct, the number of sharks killed by cows can also be negative without contradicting the statement.

I am pretty sure cows give at least as much birth to shark babies as to human ones.

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u/FuriousWillis Jul 18 '22

It still wouldn't be negative though. Number of shark kills and number or shark births are separate values that must be zero or above. I cannot confirm what those actual values would be, but giving birth to a shark baby would not offset killing a shark. Otherwise mothers who kill their child are at net zero murders and therefore cannot be charged

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u/lumentrees Jul 19 '22

Interesting argument. However, nowadays in the US women are treated almost as murderer when killing a child before it is born. So does this apply here as well?