Comic #4477: ethical-consumption
Description
Here’s a detailed description of the comic:
Panel 1:
- A purple, octopus-like creature speaks to a human.
- Octopus: "Sorry, that wouldn't be ethical."
- Human: "But why would you eat us? Why not eat cows or pigs?"
Panel 2:
- The octopus creature continues explaining.
- Octopus: "We don't believe in eating lower order animals. Cows, chicken, sheep… they aren't smart enough to understand and prepare for death. They can't be made to know that pain is just an electro-chemical process."
Panel 3:
- The octopus presents a philosophical argument.
- Octopus: "Therefore, the most ethical diet is made entirely of conscious intelligent, sentient beings."
- Octopus (continued): "The fact that humans have created art, science, poetry, philosophy, civilization… it all goes to show that you should be eaten."
- Human (thinking): "Probably grilled."
Panel 4:
- The human responds to the octopus.
- Human: "If that's the case, why don't you guys eat yourselves?"
- Octopus: "Whoa. Whoa there, buddy. I am not conscious. I'm just a stimulus-response machine."
Panel 5:
- The human is taken aback.
- Human: "Frankly, I'm offended!"
- Octopus: "But… only because of a deterministic process in my non-conscious brain."
Panel 6:
- The discussion continues.
- Human: "Your moral philosophy seems a bit uninformed."
- Octopus: "Also, we have anti-matter bombs aimed at Earth."
Panel 7:
- The octopus displays a sigh.
- Octopus: "sigh Can I be flash frozen or fried or something else quick?"
- Human: "I'm afraid my machine-like cognitive apparatus favors slow-roasting."
This comic cleverly explores themes of ethics, consciousness, and dietary choices through humor and conversation between the two characters.