▲ 1595 ▼ It's just a waste of my time! (startrek.website) submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website to c/memes@lemmy.ml 117 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 years ago (5 children) Stop animal testing permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Unfortunately there is no alternative permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kier@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) There is. Do it in humans. Humans can understand the risks involved. Other animals cannot. If we're going to fuck something up, it better be on our own species. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* But we can't. That's why we're testing it on animals permalink fedilink source parent [–] jarfil@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago And if you look long enough in the right places, you can also pay them peanuts... or for them 😒 permalink fedilink source parent [–] Bandananaan@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago A new treatment is developed for a condition that affects babies. Are you volunteering your child for testing? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zetta@mander.xyz 6 points 2 years ago Yea stopping animal testing sounds great, but animal testing is the backbone of drug and medical breakthroughs. So at least for now that's not possible permalink fedilink source parent [–] Noxar@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago Would you like them to test on you instead? permalink fedilink source parent [–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) What's the alternative? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Siv@lemmy.praxis.red 6 points 2 years ago Recognition that animal testing is actually pretty fucked up would be a good start toward funding research into alternatives, such as biological computer simulations. We can simulate complex/chaotic systems, like weather, in nearly real-time, so biosim research is mainly a funding and staffing problem at this point. Probably we'll still need animal testing for the final phase before human trials, but we can at least reduce the need for it to bare minimums. permalink fedilink source parent [–] eltimablo@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago Cool, where should we test all the pet food and medical treatments for animals then? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Unfortunately there is no alternative permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kier@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) There is. Do it in humans. Humans can understand the risks involved. Other animals cannot. If we're going to fuck something up, it better be on our own species. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* But we can't. That's why we're testing it on animals permalink fedilink source parent [–] jarfil@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago And if you look long enough in the right places, you can also pay them peanuts... or for them 😒 permalink fedilink source parent [–] Bandananaan@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago A new treatment is developed for a condition that affects babies. Are you volunteering your child for testing? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kier@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) There is. Do it in humans. Humans can understand the risks involved. Other animals cannot. If we're going to fuck something up, it better be on our own species. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* But we can't. That's why we're testing it on animals permalink fedilink source parent [–] jarfil@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago And if you look long enough in the right places, you can also pay them peanuts... or for them 😒 permalink fedilink source parent [–] Bandananaan@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago A new treatment is developed for a condition that affects babies. Are you volunteering your child for testing? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* But we can't. That's why we're testing it on animals permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jarfil@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago And if you look long enough in the right places, you can also pay them peanuts... or for them 😒 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bandananaan@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago A new treatment is developed for a condition that affects babies. Are you volunteering your child for testing? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 6 points 2 years ago Yea stopping animal testing sounds great, but animal testing is the backbone of drug and medical breakthroughs. So at least for now that's not possible permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Noxar@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago Would you like them to test on you instead? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) What's the alternative? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Siv@lemmy.praxis.red 6 points 2 years ago Recognition that animal testing is actually pretty fucked up would be a good start toward funding research into alternatives, such as biological computer simulations. We can simulate complex/chaotic systems, like weather, in nearly real-time, so biosim research is mainly a funding and staffing problem at this point. Probably we'll still need animal testing for the final phase before human trials, but we can at least reduce the need for it to bare minimums. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Siv@lemmy.praxis.red 6 points 2 years ago Recognition that animal testing is actually pretty fucked up would be a good start toward funding research into alternatives, such as biological computer simulations. We can simulate complex/chaotic systems, like weather, in nearly real-time, so biosim research is mainly a funding and staffing problem at this point. Probably we'll still need animal testing for the final phase before human trials, but we can at least reduce the need for it to bare minimums. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eltimablo@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago Cool, where should we test all the pet food and medical treatments for animals then? permalink fedilink source parent