It's all a matter of perspective. If you're a cow, duck, or pig you probably don't think those things are superior. I don't like bowing to authority, which includes if I am the authority. Exercising lethal power over others because you are stronger than them, is wrong.
Good point, 007wannabee. Not an easy transition for most people (who have been eating meat since childhood) to make; I've never fully made it, and I see that as a flaw and a weakness in myself. We're literally made (teeth, digestive system, etc) for an omnivorous diet but it requires partially setting aside empathy and compassion.
Interesting factoid: Leonardo Da Vinci, who lived in a time when "being vegetarian" was unheard-of, was a vegetarian for the same reasons you describe; empathy, basically. I learned this in the late Leonard Shlain's book on Da Vinci, and recommend his other books as well, if the topics appeal.
It's all a matter of perspective. If you're a cow, duck, or pig you probably don't think those things are superior. I don't like bowing to authority, which includes if I am the authority. Exercising lethal power over others because you are stronger than them, is wrong.
Good point, 007wannabee. Not an easy transition for most people (who have been eating meat since childhood) to make; I've never fully made it, and I see that as a flaw and a weakness in myself. We're literally made (teeth, digestive system, etc) for an omnivorous diet but it requires partially setting aside empathy and compassion.
Interesting factoid: Leonardo Da Vinci, who lived in a time when "being vegetarian" was unheard-of, was a vegetarian for the same reasons you describe; empathy, basically. I learned this in the late Leonard Shlain's book on Da Vinci, and recommend his other books as well, if the topics appeal.
Your teeth disagree..
God says we are superior. Animals are not made in the image of God.
Eat what you want but take that energy and point it towards child sacrifice (abortion)
God doesn't curse a nation that sheds the blood of animals. Children on the other hand.... well He's quite clear on that.