Sorry if this is completely irrelevant to what this conversation/debate has become. I really didn't feel like reading through 50 billion posts.
Please, no one take offense to the things I say. If you really think that humans and animals are equal, then there's really something wrong. Animals act on instinct. They don't feel love or hate. They don't have consciences. Their thoughts are usually, "Hunt. Run. Eat. Kill. Fornication." When it's mating season, they fornicate the nearest and most attractive female/male they see. Animals don't have personalities. They can't choose their mate because of personality.
You say that it's absolutely horrible to kill animals for food, Snow, but you wouldn't hesitate to kill every bastard that has laid a finger on an animal. That's the most hypocritical thing I've ever heard. Adult male lions kill cubs that aren't part of their tribes for no reason, do you see a problem with that? Do we humans kill children and babies that aren't part of our families?
Conscience. The ability to think beyond our natural instincts. These things are what differentiates us from animals and make us superior. Our minds help us to advance in life and whatnot. Animals cannot do that. You don't see kangaroos making submarines; you don't see fish making suits that allow them to survive on land. No matter how you look at it, humans are superior to animals. We are not equal.
