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Or as an alternative question: is it less moral to do this experiment than eating the pig? Because society seems to be by far and large be okay with eating pigs.

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I think the relevant question is: if you were the pig, would you choose the experiment over being treated as in the food industry?

>I think the relevant question is: if you were the pig, would you choose the experiment over being treated as in the food industry?

Any day. The pigs were anesthetized. A slaughter house is a positively horrific experience by contrast.

Eating is a basic necessity for life, scientific experiments are not; you can eat plants instead, too.

Scientific experiments are necessary for life if you're dying of a fatal illness.

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