True, although let me play the devil's advocate here: Can you imagine being born a half-pig, possessing a consciousness with full human resolution, and sufferi

True, although let me play the devil's advocate here: Can you imagine being born a half-pig, possessing a consciousness with full human resolution, and suffering the full, rich palette of human fear as you're being harvested for the sake of another, more "worthy" life form? It's a worthwhile thought experiment. The point is, wouldn't you want to feel like you'd taken reasonable precautions to prevent this kind of suffering from taking place? Maybe it's just me, but I find these kinds of ethical considerations to be meaningful. Ironically, I think this is one of the main things that makes us "human".