Slavery in Ancient Greece was ubiquitous. Let's assume every citizen of Athens, for example, accepted the legitimacy of slavery. Would that mean there were no morally good Athenians?
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It seems self-evident to us of course, but maybe it wasn't. Maybe people had to sit down and puzzle out why it was wrong, and it just never occurred to people before that that there might be a problem. They could have just assumed 'it's natural' or whatever.
To say something is morally bad normally entails that a person is culpable for it, but you're arguing they are not culpable... I think that's a tricky position to hold.
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Am I morally bad for boiling lobsters today if in 5 years time scientists discover that they are actually in agony, and have a surprisingly advanced reflective consciousness?
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No. But not all not knowing is equal. That's the point. Not knowing isn't a sufficient condition for absolution, though it might in certain circumstances - such as your lobster example - be necessary to get you off the hook.
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