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[โ€“] Mothra@mander.xyz 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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?

[โ€“] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago

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