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What do vegans and/or passifists think about killing small bugs or other very small animals? (lemdro.id)
submitted 2 years ago by Nuklia@lemdro.id to c/philosophy@lemmy.ml
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Like is it avoided or might you kill flies to prevent flystrike. Or is it ignored when you'll inevitably kill some small bugs/insects

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[–] yngmnwntr@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/jainism/

Jainism, which has nothing to do with the mud planet folk hero, is so strict about nonviolence that Jains will not eat root vegetables because harvesting it would kill the plant.

[–] GregoryTheGreat@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

Okay that’s hardcore enough to start believing whatever they believe.

[–] sneekee_snek_17@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'm here for the firefly references