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I assume from the headline with this new way a conscious creature doesn't experience immense pain.

You would be mistaken, though, because the article mentions that the current process is virtually painless due to how fast it is.

There's also the debate on whether one-day-old chicks are conscious, but I don't know the literature enough to have a strong opinion.

My comment said that the new process is painless and you say I am mistaken because the current process is virtually painless.

Also, virtually painless doesn't sound like painless to me. It sounds like a nice thing to tell people to convince them grinding up conscious creatures has no negative aspect.

"There's also the debate on whether one-day-old chicks are conscious, but I don't know the literature enough to have a strong opinion."

Why comment if you admit you don't know what you're talking about? There's lots of debate over whether you are conscious. Does that meaning grinding you up is plausibly a nice thing to do?

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