Killing another human being is illegal in civilized places

You think laws solidify humanity?

Much better than most animals do. And how do you know that they aren't waging wars against their own species? Where's your proof? Just because you don't see it happening, it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. If that were true, then I guess we aren't really at war with the middle east, since I can't see it happening outside of my house.

Lets consider possibilities for a second, which this all comes down to anyway. A "perfect" species wouldn't eat other animals, it wouldn't destroy it's own home, it wouldn't require material possessions, it wouldn't require regular doses of worldly compounds and chemicals. The concept of what is perfect can be broken down by understanding the pursuit of contentment, in which we always strive for more, yet perfection is closer to the lack of need. Take for example tardigrades. They lack the negative qualities mentioned above. They thrive off dust, don't cause warfare, outnumber us by the billions and can survive in volcanoes, solid ice and in the vacuum of space. Considering it's a product of its own evolution and likely came long before us... Isn't it a bit naive in the slightest to deem ourselves not only better, but more intelligent? We are aware of our intelligence and judge it our way. We can't apply the same ethics to judging other species.

Tardigrades are one of my favorite animals. They're cute af

Animals don't have our lifestyle. They don't eat meat created in labs. They don't drink carbonated drinks. They don't tweet. Animals are animals. They don't fight for land and ostracize based on faith. While we are animals ourselves, I argue that we are without question the most destructive. Terrorizing forests, killing our great lakes and destroying land are good examples of how we have treated our earth poorly, and the introduction of the bomb is the pinnacle of how destructive we are. We are animals, and as great as we are, we shouldn't deem ourselves more intelligent when we have spent an incredibly small amount of time trying to understand other species. We know some are very evolved mentally, such as whales, but we ultimately treat other animals displays poorly and take for face value: that if it looks dumb, it is dumb. We simply assume that if it isn't human, it isn't aware of itself or the concept of family.

>animals dont fight for land >invasive species >parasites aren't destructive Kekekekekekekekekekekekekkekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekkeekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekek You really are a stoner through and through

[quote]>animals dont fight for land[/quote] They don't colonize and wipe out whole species, let alone change whole demographics to accommodate. If you think humans and animals are on par you're an idiot [quote]>invasive species[/quote] Like those deadly raccoons? [quote]>parasites aren't destructive[/quote] Some are, such as cordyceps, but are still limited to only attacking dominating species that are detrimental to the environment. Tardigrades are something of their own, and remember, we are talking about intelligence. You're getting a bit off track there. Your add is kicking in; smoke a bowl. [quote]Kekekekekekekekekekekekekkekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekkeekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekek[/quote] I remember my first beer. [quote]You really are a stoner through and through[/quote] Still better than a drunk, gun wielding redneck christian hick from the south.

Holy -blam!-ing shit you're a total idiot lol