"Humans are valuable"
For what, and to whom?
This is a very anthropo-centric and hubristic view, in my opinion.
I dont think a human life inherently has any more value than anything else that possesses phenomenal consciousness
This of course makes me somewhat of a hypocrite as I eat meat, but you make some tradeoffs in moral resolve in the name of pragmatism and economy.
> than anything else that possesses phenomenal consciousness
Can you give an example of anything else you think might possess phenomenal consciousness?
How is eating meat pragmatic or economic? A vegetarian diet is less expensive and just as healthy.