Unfortunately, there are plenty of people who eat chimpanzees and gorillas as bushmeat, even while appreciating their intelligence. There's no contradiction the

Unfortunately, there are plenty of people who eat chimpanzees and gorillas as bushmeat, even while appreciating their intelligence. There's no contradiction there. Humans are predators--don't underestimate our capacity to dissociate and follow our predator instincts. In fact, forget the whole predator angle--don't underestimate our capacity to dissociate. That ability isn't inherently bad; it's one of the things that makes us human, and is a prerequisite for making choices in the first place.