Xodarap comments on Arguments Against Speciesism - Less Wrong

28 Post author: Lukas_Gloor 28 July 2013 06:24PM

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Comment author: Xodarap 28 July 2013 08:42:26PM * 5 points [-]

you end up with giving more moral weight to a large enough amount of cockroaches, bacteria or viruses than to that of humans.

Why do you say that? Bacteria, viruses etc. seem to lack not just one, but all of the capacities A-H the OP mentioned.