Annotations in “What the Crow Knows” by Ross Andersen
Journal Response to this reading:
Journal #14
3/25/19
While reading “What the Crow Knows” by Ross Anderson, I found the whole concept of Jainism interesting. People who practice this religion complete their daily activities in a way that they try to avoid disrupting life at the microscopic level, which seems extreme to me. At the end of the day, nature will be disrupted at a microscopic level no matter what we do. Another thing I found interesting is the idea of consciousness in nonhuman animals and how theirs have evolved differently from ours; I had always thought it was obvious that animals are capable of feeling pain and emotion and it is confusing to me how some people still think they are not. However, it is also understandable because humans tend to only understand what is normal to them and see things from their perspective only. This article raises a complicated question: if science shows evidence that animals can feel pain and emotions, is it morally correct for humans to eat animals? This is something to consider moving forward when thinking about ethical practices pertaining to the treatment of animals.
