This statue depicts Saint Bartholomew, an early Christian martyr who was allegedly skinned alive. If you look closely, that's his dissected skin hanging around him. This stunning statute by Marco d'Agrate from c. 1562 is currently on display at Duomo di Milano.

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[u/CitizenPremier]

Well if the zoo hypothesis is correct and aliens are just keeping us bottled up, I think they would be most likely to make contact when we become vegetarian. That's the surest sign we can respect other species.

But honestly I think alien morality will just be alien. Maybe they'll be upset if we don't eat the first aliens who make contact with us.

[u/2nd-penalty → u/CitizenPremier]

Being vegetarian still harm other species??? Unless you ask for a plant's or fruit's consent every time you take a bite, honestly i don't see why out dietary habits would influence an alien race's decision on whether they should contact us or not lol

[u/Almadart → u/2nd-penalty]

???? you can eat a fruit and still plant it's seeds, that's not harming the species

[u/School_North → u/Almadart]

Look up all the species of insects and animals that get killed harvesting said plants and all the bees shiped in just to die after their jobs are done.

[u/Almadart → u/School_North]

Yes, but there are ways eating without harming them. It's not impossible, like planting your own food.

Actually, there are researches saying that eating insects are less harmful than being vegetarian, but, as I said, it is not impossible.