[lbo-talk] Vegetarianism

[Miles Jackson]

Luke Weiger wrote:
> Miles wrote:
> 
> 
>>I'm just trying to understand why the avoidance of suffering must be the
> 
> paramount criterion for determining moral behavior.
> 
> Doesn't need to be the "paramount" criterion.  Just needs to be one
> consideration of moral significance.
> 
> -- Luke

"It just needs to" isn't a satisfying argument for me.  Why does it 
need to be?  (Warning: I'll mercilessly ridicule any appeals to 
"common intuition".)

Miles