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[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 11 points 9 months ago

I'm wondering, how come studying mice breeding was considered lewd when humans had already been breeding a variety of livestock (and selecting traits at this) for thousands of years?

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 9 months ago

presumably just status quo bias, we've always done this so that's obviously fine, but this NEW thing is horrendous and must never be done

[-] breakfastburrito@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago

I think it was just the idea of this friar watching mice fuck seemed pornographic in a way. I don’t think maintaining mice colony was the issue, it was the sex.

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 4 points 9 months ago

He was a monk, after all. Breeding mammals is not something that celibacy-bound people usually do.

[-] SlikPikker@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

Organized religion isn't always rational.

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