We can understand, too, that natural species are chosen not because they are 'good to eat' but because they are 'good to think.'
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The main point for me is moral; animals are sentient beings. I know for some this is a hard argument to accept, but we're not built to eat a lot of meat.
The difficulty of looking at a system like natural selection if you have any sort of moral sense yourself, is almost what makes it beautiful.
We have a love affair with the idea of the 'natural,' even though we, as a species, are about as unnatural as you can imagine.
Sometimes it's more important to be human, than to have good taste.
Good breeding is the result of good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake of others.
Some people mistakenly think nature is very nice and benevolent and never betrays.
Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it.
My father so appropriately put it that we are certainly the only animal that makes conscious choices that are bad for our survival as a species.
Animals need to understand other species, if only to prey on them or escape from them.
Natural selection is not gene centrist and nor is biology all about genes; our comprehending minds are a result of our fast evolving culture.
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