[nefitty]

I'm not sure what your criticism is. There is no way to describe a sentient being without those two words. A sentient?

I think it is naive to believe anyone can live a perfectly moral life. The difficulty of the project doesn't mean we should delude ourselves about our choices and actions.

I commend anyone who acts. Even reducing meat consumption to only six days a week, or what have you, is praiseworthy. I give myself, and others, no quarter when it comes to ethical living. I don't hesitate to admit that I fall woefully short of sainthood.

[pphysch]

My criticism is that saying one branch of the tree of life deserves freedom from harm, and the rest don't deserve the same rights, is totally ridiculous.

[nefitty]

That's not an argument. Sentient beings can feel pain and have preferences. Killing them involves acting counter to at least one of those facts.

[pphysch]

Plants are sentient.