Assume that Steinbock is correct that human beings have certain capacities that entitle us to a privileged position in the moral community. Which of the following could you infer from that claim?
A) Any human interest is worth more than any animal interest.
B) Nothing other than a human being could ever have those capacities.
C) There are nonhuman creatures that have even more morally relevant capacities and that, therefore, occupy an even more privileged position in the moral community.
D) None of the above.

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Steinbock's claim does not necessarily imply any of the given options. It only suggests that humans have certain capacities that grant them a privileged moral status, but it does not make claims about the value of human versus animal interests, the exclusivity of these capacities to humans, or the existence of nonhuman creatures with superior capacities.

Assume That Steinbock Is Correct That Human Beings Have Certain