Or are they? Can fish be comparable to us, humans? In the article, “Do fish feel pain?” makes me
skeptical of the reasons to agree with Braithwaite. Her main argument in the
article is that fish can feel pain, like humans can. I argue that how pain
perception works for humans is not comparable to fish pain. We experience sprained
ankles, broken bones, and sore muscles. Fish cannot and will not fit in that category
of human pain. Do you guys agree or disagree? During class I couldn’t help but want
to research argumentative points for this article point of focus. What does
this article mean for those who use fish? It’s considered a food item to me. I personally view fish as pets or food, not comparable with humans in
any way. Is the focus on fish being hurt and that humans are the blame? No way.
I think there is often a lack of similarity between any animals and humans. We
experience conscious pain and fish do not. I want to raise the question to my
classmates to see if fish should be friends and not food? Are fish the same as
everyone else on the Earth? And should fish have animal rights? I say no. Do
you?
Gia, you gotta strengthen this argument. You may have a point, but Braithwaite presents her research that indicates that fish experience conscious pain. You can imagine if you were a scientist, and then a teenager just said, No, fish don't feel conscious pain. You don't have any basis for that assertion other than your belief. We were talking about the difference between knowledge and belief in class, remember? There is a difference.
ReplyDeleteIt is perfectly OK to take this argument on, but you have to find another way other than just denying the research with an assertion.
Ms. Fletcher, I should have related my argument to a article I had read from telegraph.co.uk showing scientists researching fish not really being capable of feeling pain. I clipped the URL of the online article that backed up my reasoning via(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9797948/Fish-cannot-feel-pain-say-scientists.html) The article is written by Josie Ensor. This article brought up the fact that after a fish is hooked on the fishers' hook that fish are impervious or unaffected by any pain. Unlike humans, if we are hooked by a hook we will experience ongoing pain. I should have stated this Ensor's article which had previously given me reason to question Braithwaite's research at first.
ReplyDeleteI agree fish don't deserve rights, because even if we stop eating them there's no way to stop other ocean creatures from eating them. I believe that fish experience pain it was proven in the article and, I do think we shouldn't just go fishing for fun. Animals were put her on earth by someone, and we were told not to aduse them, they were only to live their way, and if we needed to eat then we would eat.
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