Emile comments on Arguments Against Speciesism - LessWrong

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Comment author: jkaufman 28 July 2013 08:52:51PM *  3 points [-]

I think suffering is qualitatively different when it's accompanied by some combination I don't fully understand of intelligence, self awareness, preferences, etc. So yes, humans are not the only animals that can suffer, but they're the only animals whose suffering is morally relevant.

Comment author: Emile 30 July 2013 09:10:22PM 0 points [-]

So yes, humans are not the only animals that can suffer, but they're the only animals whose suffering.

There's missing something at the end, like "... is morally relevant", right?

Comment author: jkaufman 31 July 2013 02:14:51AM 0 points [-]

Fixed; thanks!