The article that we read in class introduces us to the cruelty of killing lobsters in order to eat them. More importantly, it show us the disillusion that we pertain when judging other things. When we feel sorry for the lobster, it is almost always because we put a human being in the lobster's position to get an understanding of the situation. This connection is flawed, since the autonomy of the lobster differs entirely from our autonomy. Thus the feelings and cognition that a lobster pertains is different to what a human pertains. The person who feels empathy for the lobster feels sorry for the lobster because they themselves picture humans being cooked alive. This does not mean that lobsters don't feel pain Like the author said, lobsters can be organisms that feel pain in a different way. Maybe pain does not bother them that much and it is just a mild discomfort such as an itch. However, comparing it to humans is wrong. If a person lost empathy to human beings, then he or she probably wouldn't feel for a lobster. This is an un-fixable in human nature. We try to make a connection to objects even if it means making the connections illogical.
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