Do Fish Feel Pain?
For many years, it was believed that animals could not feel pain because their brains were much smaller than those of humans. Rene Descartes, the 17th-century philosopher, wrote about the suffering of animals. In 1975, Peter Singer compared animals to babies and stated that just because some animals’ brains are not exactly like humans’ doesn’t mean they don’t have the ability to sense pain. Soon, scientists went to work and confirmed that animals, including fish, could feel pain.
過去有許多年,人們相信動物無法感覺疼痛是因為牠們的腦比人類的小多了。十七世紀的哲學家勒內•笛卡兒對於動物的痛楚有所著墨。1975 年,彼得•辛格將動物與嬰兒比較,並表示就算有些動物的腦並非和人類的完全一樣,也不代表牠們無法感覺疼痛。不久後,科學家們進行研究並證實了動物,包含魚類,都能感覺到疼痛。
生活必備字詞 ●it is believed that... 據信⋯⋯;大家相信⋯⋯ It is believed that the poor little girl lost her entire family in the war. ●confirm vt. 證實;肯定 The government has confirmed that the killer is still on the loose.
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