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Originally Posted by qprogeny79
i've always imagined that any advanced alien civilization that came here to visit would find our practice of systematically raising and killing animals for food somewhat unsettling (barring their own carnivorous physiological requirements).
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How exactly are you sure that that would happen? How do you know an alien civilization wouldn't eat meat?
I guess that explains our hatred for natural carnivores, lions and tigers and whatnot.
But what kind of drives me nuts is that people make such a big deal about not killing animals and their ethical treatment. But, if you have watched any nature shows, you would realize that in the wild, animals treat eachother just as unethically as we treat them.
Take for example, the leopard seal. It is a known fact that once it grabs a penguin, it shakes it until the penguins has been turned (almost) inside out ,probably while the penguin is still alive. Killer whales are known to toss captured seals back and forth, as if they are playing a game of catch. A lot of wasp species stun some insects (like caterpillars) and lay their eggs inside them., and after awhile, that insect will be slowly eaten alive. Boa constrictors suffocate their prey (if a person did that to an animal, it would be considered evil).
Seeing how these things always happen in the natural world, how is it not natural and unethical for humans to kill and eat animals? How is it that if an animal kills another for food, it is considered natural, but if a human does it, it's unethical? Why do you think we have canines in the first place? Because our ancestors ate meat. The first technology we invented were weapons to kill other animals. Could our world have turned out the same if we were always vegetarians?
PS. this is coming from a man who has always been interested in and loved animals, I just never agreed to vegetarianism for some reason