“Our senses will not admit anything extreme. Too much noise confuses us, too much light dazzles us, too great distance or nearness prevents vision, too great prolixity or brevity weakens an argument, too much pleasure gives pain, too much accordance annoys.” GivingLightPainPleasureVisionToo MuchArgumentDistanceExtremesSensesNoiseAnnoyingBrevityDazzle Book:Thoughts of Blaise Pascal Source: Thoughts of Blaise Pascal
“A powerful portfolio of physiological and behavioural evidence now exists to support the case that fish feel pain and that this feeling matters. In the face of such evidence, any argument to the contrary based on the claim that fish 'do not have the right sort of brain' can no longer be called scientific. It is just obstinate.” FeelsMatterFeelingsPainFacesPowerfulBrainCasesSupportEvidenceArgumentClaimsFishesContraryPortfoliosObstinatePhysiological Book:Animal Welfare: Limping Towards Eden Source: Animal Welfare: Limping Towards Eden