Ако приемем, че такова изказване ма Дъглас Адамс изобщо съществува, а не е набързо импровизирано от Някой за личните му цели, аз лично подозирам, че Някой е разбрал това, което е искал да разбере, а не това, което Адамс действително е казал. Ето една интелигентна интерпретация, която намерих в нета: On a side note, the principle that more intelligent animals are not OK to kill underlies what I consider one of the funniest moments in the Hitchhiker's Guide series. A cow that wants to be eaten is on the menu at the restaurant at the end of the universe. Zaphod argues that eating a cow that wants to be eaten cannot be more unethical than eating a cow that does not want to be eaten. Arthur finds the idea abhorrent, but cannot articulate why (mirroring the intended reaction of the reader). The reason for Arthur's queasiness, of course, is that the capability of wanting to be eaten implies a level of mental development that makes it ethically problematic to kill the creature. Eliciting an emotional response from the reader, forcing them to attempt to justify it and have them come up empty handed is the sort of brilliant humor that makes Douglas Adams unique.

Нищо, което не умира, не живее