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> Shouldn't we all feel the same about another sentient species? It really depends on how they taste.

• ben_w 4y ago
  Tastes are our evolved response to support us in an environment we no longer occupy. This is also why ice cream and candy manages to be bad for us (in the quantities we consume) despite tasting delicious. Note that morality isn't part of evolution's calculus any more than it would be for leopards eating your face.
  • marcusverus 4y ago
    > Tastes are our evolved response to support us in an environment we no longer occupy. The same can be said for all human pleasures. Do you disdain them all?
    • ben_w 4y ago
      Incorrect; many human pleasures revolve around other humans, and those are (in all important regards) as much a part of our environment today as 100kya. For the rest, I distain only those which violate my sense of empathy, which asks "would I be OK if the tables were turned?": that we enjoy games of skill involving throwing things is seldom important but morally neutral, that we act as though calories is scarce is bad on a personal level but again not a moral concern (I don't think hunger is generally caused by others overeating).