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[Natsu]

Yes, but I also see one between person and chimp.

And all such distinctions are, by definition, 'speciesist'.

[Falling3 → Natsu]

No they aren't. Speciesism refers to moral distinctions made based solely on the basis of species membership.

[Natsu → Falling3]

I don't think you'd get very far with such a definition for any other -ism. Moreover, we do things like attempting to wipe out entire organisms (e.g. malaria mosquitoes) simply based on what the average one does, whether or not any particular mosquito would have bitten a human.

So you'll have a hard time unless you add lots of special cases to it.

[trhway → Natsu]

>And all such distinctions are, by definition, 'speciesist'.

not. Recognizing difference in sentience level not necessarily means "specie-ism", for example between a human with severe autism and a "normal" human.

[Natsu → trhway]

Humans with autism and those without are the same species.

Treating mosquitoes differently from humans is, by definition, speciesist. That's among the reasons I think the concept of speciesism is absurd.