Originally posted by SimbaTheLion
Who cares if most animals are not as intelligent as most humans (some animals are more intelligent than some humans which is amusing)? That doesn't make them any less important than us. You could make that same argument with a newborn baby who doesn't know any better.
Well, I think it's a valid concern when making a moral comparison between humans and animals. If an animal isn't capable of a moral decision in the form that we're discussing, then it'd be irrevelant to compare the two. It'd be like comparing a Pioneer high definition TV to a bucket of water in regards to image quality; as the bucket of water is incapable of rendering an image, the comparison wouldn't make sense.