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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 20 Jan 2013

    Aliens might be surprised to see that humans consume mammary secretions of farm animals & kill other living things to survive

    6:27 PM - 20 Jan 2013
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      2. Chris Robbins‏ @Chris_Robbins 20 Jan 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson - Or they might not.

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      2. Steven Robinson‏ @steverobinson46 24 Jan 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @CaptnAtheist Perhaps they would be horribly shocked that We also eat cabbage, when there's so much Bacon! http://twitpic.com/bxxu8x 

        1 reply 2 retweets 1 like
      3. Capt'n A!‏ @CaptnAtheist 24 Jan 2013
        Replying to @steverobinson46

        @steverobinson46 @neiltyson #ChristainMingleUsernames BurningBushSmellsLikeBacon

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      2. Luis Tovar‏ @Luis_Tovar 20 Jan 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson No moral problem about using non-sentient living things to survive. The wrong is exploiting conscious beings http://www.nonhumanslavery.com/but-what-about-plants-dont-they-suffer-too …

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      3. The Vegan Society‏Verified account @TheVeganSociety 21 Jan 2013
        Replying to @Luis_Tovar

        That's why we avoid any (ab)use of non-human animals: precautionary principle, not to exploit those who can suffer @Luis_Tovar @neiltyson

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      4. Luis Tovar‏ @Luis_Tovar 21 Jan 2013
        Replying to @TheVeganSociety

        @TheVeganSociety Sorry, but suffering alone is not the point. To can suffer is only a part of sentience. The point is consciousness.

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      5. The Vegan Society‏Verified account @TheVeganSociety 21 Jan 2013
        Replying to @Luis_Tovar

        @Luis_Tovar Twitter limits! Vegan ethics wider than suffering but capacity to suffer is key: animal sentience, precautionary principle

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      6. Luis Tovar‏ @Luis_Tovar 21 Jan 2013
        Replying to @TheVeganSociety

        @TheVeganSociety I don´t agree. Veganism is not about suffering. It´s about respecting other animals as persons. Read Leslie Cross.

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      7. The Vegan Society‏Verified account @TheVeganSociety 21 Jan 2013
        Replying to @Luis_Tovar

        @Luis_Tovar We respect all non-human animals as persons because they are sentient beings with the capacity to suffer.

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      8. Luis Tovar‏ @Luis_Tovar 21 Jan 2013
        Replying to @TheVeganSociety

        @TheVeganSociety The basis of personhood is awareness, Focusing on suffering is wrong. The main point of sentience is to can experience.

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      9. The Vegan Society‏Verified account @TheVeganSociety 21 Jan 2013
        Replying to @Luis_Tovar

        @Luis_Tovar We are agreeing. Awareness is a necessary part of the ability to suffer. Precautionary principle applies this to ALL animals.

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      1. the cloudwrangler‏ @Cloud_Wrangler 20 Jan 2013
        Replying to @mike_white

        @mike_white That is quite the naive statement, you should be careful to not view the world as so black and white

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      2. amusebarf‏ @amusebarf 20 Jan 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Not me. I make all my protein from atmospheric nitrogen and sea water, and I haven't seen a mammary secretion in 20 years.

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      3. Julian Thomson‏ @unclejulz 20 Jan 2013
        Replying to @amusebarf

        @amusebarf @neiltyson me neither.

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      2. Dara Lind‏Verified account @DLind 20 Jan 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson for that matter, aliens would probably be confused by the whole notion of "farm animals," no?

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      1. Ishkur‏ @Ishkur23 20 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson All complex life kills and consumes other life. Why would aliens be any different? How do you think THEY evolved?

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      1. David Harte‏ @DavidAHarte 20 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson They'd be even more weirded out by the Puppy Bowl.

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