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How does that work? Alice thinks the moral worth of a cow is high enough not to mistreat or eat it. Bob thinks that the moral worth of a cow is zero and cares only about the quality of his steak. How are you going to reconcile their views (or even estimates)?
I'm not. Each of them has a moral opinion and knows what they believe to be the right action. Their disagreement is an ordinary moral disagreement; there are plenty of other moral questions where there is no consensus.
So in this context what does knowing "the relative moral worth of cows and insects" mean?
The same thing as knowing how delicious a certain food is.
Sure, but then there is no problem in knowing, ever. You said "we don't know, but we can make an estimate" and with respect to my personal opinion about how delicious a certain food is, I have immediate direct knowledge and no need for estimates.