>I feel like the only reason we tell ourselves otherwise is because we want to be able to excuse terrible practices like battery cages and feed lots. No, the r

>I feel like the only reason we tell ourselves otherwise is because we want to be able to excuse terrible practices like battery cages and feed lots. No, the reason is simply a desire to feel superior; a desire to have unique properties not shared by other organisms. It's raw, undiluted human egoism; we desire to be gods of the universe.