>Does "smartness" carry inherent moral worth? Well that seems to be the assumption in this discussion thread. >That would be an interesting principle to hold,

>Does "smartness" carry inherent moral worth? Well that seems to be the assumption in this discussion thread. >That would be an interesting principle to hold, given what it might entail for humans. If you're implying that stupid people should be used as food, that's already been addressed elsewhere in this thread: cannibalism is very rare among other animals that are much stupider than us, and for good reason: there's a big risk of disease (such as prion diseases). However, if we were visited by aliens that found humans tasty, the morality of offering up our stupidest members of society as food for them might be an interesting argument.