...Holy, f^~kin crap! We've been in the presence of other sentients this whole time. Enslaved them. Killed them while gathering food. Holy, f^~kin crap!
- Maybe I shouldn't eat all / some animals.
- Maybe some / all animals should have more rights and not be treated as objects, but living beings.
[Not to mention the Christian fundamentalists that will refer to the Bible stating that God gave man domain over animals, so things like lighting cats on fire for fun are ok.]
What's more interesting, what level of sentience could be achieved with brain that has lot more power than human brain?
On the other hand, one could say that a species killing and exploiting their own is internal problem of that species, while doing that to another intelligent species is morally worse on some level.
Yes, but the bastards that are doing that know they are doing that.
> On the other hand, one could say that a species killing and exploiting their own is internal problem of that species, while doing that to another intelligent species is morally worse on some level.
And realizing that it's been happening unknowingly is another kind of mindf^~k as well!