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It's not about us, it's about ethical standards.
While 'good' and 'evil' are terms that bend to the will of those who hold the people's faith, like they used to do for you, there exist standards that are beholden to no mortal or deity.
Ethical standards all stem from the belief that every person has inalienable ownership of themselves. Ethical behavior is any behavior that respects this, while unethical behavior is anything that undermines it.
So-called 'moral guardians' would have you believe that laws exist because 'good' and 'evil' as they describe them are concrete reality, and that the laws are an expression of 'good' fighting 'evil', but we both know that's propaganda. In reality, the core purpose of law is to protect the self-determination of people from those who would undermine it; thieves take the fruits of a person's labor, murderers force death on a person, rapists violate a person's body, etc...
In simple terms? A person is free to do whatever they wish as long as they do not unjustly impinge on the rights of others.
The only questions that go unanswered are those of what constitutes a person. We drew the line at capacity for conversation because it can be tested with relative ease, and makes a decent benchmark for intelligence.
Clearly, killing and eating intelligent beings is not respecting their rights unless you have the consent of those who are dying.
I really, really doubt that's the case.
@Xom: I didn't mean the kobold coming back to talk. Or do you mean that you aren't capable of creating an ascended glass of water?
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