[–] 5 points 2 years ago

So called ethical treatment impacts the speed and scope of research that can be done, and in doing so delays or prevents the benefits of conducting that research. That means that people who could be saved by animal tested medicines instead die in the time taken to find an alternative.

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  • [–] -4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Climate change is not going to be literally the end of the world, or even human civilization. At the worst we'll see mass immigration to the global north and the centre equatorial band become more difficult to inhabit.
    Farm yields will probably drop to some extent, and we might see a few wars, but we are fairly well equipped to survive.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago

    In the west there are laws about public indecency which legislate what people may wear outside and these rules demand women wear shirts but do not demand the same of men.

    In some western countries, there are ones that do not make a distinction

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