Humans do not perceive that anything we do is by instinct - subjectively it feels to us as though we are in control of our actions and do all things by choice
A cat will kill birds, mice or moles laying them at your feet when they have a bowl full of food. Projection? Your anthropomorphism of animals is not called projection it’s call too much Disney
Sorry but classic projection
Animals kill by instinct
Humans do not perceive that anything we do is by instinct - subjectively it feels to us as though we are in control of our actions and do all things by choice
So we see the killing by animals as 'fun'
A cat will kill birds, mice or moles laying them at your feet when they have a bowl full of food. Projection? Your anthropomorphism of animals is not called projection it’s call too much Disney
Don't feel bad, lots of people don't know how to use this word
It means ascribing human traits to animals—such as the trait of killing for fun rather than mere instinct :)