this post was submitted on 23 Dec 2025
836 points (98.9% liked)

World News

51427 readers
2284 users here now

A community for discussing events around the World

Rules:

Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.


Lemmy World Partners

News !news@lemmy.world

Politics !politics@lemmy.world

World Politics !globalpolitics@lemmy.world


Recommendations

For Firefox users, there is media bias / propaganda / fact check plugin.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/media-bias-fact-check/

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Boiling lobsters while they are alive and conscious will be banned as part of a government strategy to improve animal welfare in England.

Government ministers say that “live boiling is not an acceptable killing method” for crustaceans and alternative guidance will be published.

The practice is already illegal in Switzerland, Norway and New Zealand. Animal welfare charities say that stunning lobsters with an electric gun or chilling them in cold air or ice before boiling them is more humane.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] baconsunday@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

It was never stated or implied that boiling water is unnatural. You're putting a notion in that was never there. Feel free to quote me where I said boiling water is unnatural.

A self righteous asshole with better reading comprehension than you have apparently.

So anyways, boiling a living creature ---> alive <---- is not a 'natural' thing in human nature.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

There is some interesting evidence which suggests early humans and related species may have used naturally occurring hot springs to boil food, so it's not exactly out of the question. It's not DEFINITIVE by any means, but interesting.

https://www.sci.news/othersciences/anthropology/olduvai-gorge-hot-springs-08858.html

[–] baconsunday@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 hours ago

I'm not arguing that humans use boiling water to cook things. My argument is, and stands, that it not natural to take something living, and boil it alive.

That is interesting research though, thanks for the link.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

It was never stated or implied that boiling water is unnatural.

Using boiling water to cook food is also natural.

You're putting a notion in that was never there.

Pardon me going a little off topic, but I can't get over how bad this sentence is.

better reading comprehension

Work on your writing next.

boiling a living creature ---> alive <---- is not a 'natural' thing in human nature.

Is 'natural' in single quotes because you're using your own personal definition of 'natural'?

Looking at every other carnivore on the planet, I'd say that empathizing with our food is less 'natural' than killing it painfully.

[–] baconsunday@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

That response was everything I needed to read to understand exactly how smooth your brain is. Good luck

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

That's fine, I'm still trying to figure out what you were trying to say with "putting a notion in". Is that an idiom somewhere? Maybe somewhere that doesn't speak English?

[–] baconsunday@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 hours ago

Maybe try using some AI software to ask it what it means, as reading comprehension is hard for you. Also, if you are going to paraphrase, you should do it correctly. Since you're changing the topic of the conversation to one regarding writing. Weak deflection, but youre trying none the less.

Smooooottthhh as ice.