Myth # 63 : " But humans are at the top of the Food Chain ."
Myth # 63 : " But humans are at the top of the Food Chain ."
Actually , the pyramidal " food chain " mentioned here is an arbitrary concept – one invented by humans – and one that does not exist in nature . Indeed , in reality there is no " food chain " for humans to climb at all . Rather , nature consistently reflects an interconnected web of mutual interdependence that encourages all species to evidence an unconditional respect for life and for each other .
Indeed , with the exception of humans , in the animal kingdom killing takes place when it is necessary , and it doesn ’ t take place when it isn ' t ... Non-vegan humans , on the other hand , have adopted a lifestyle that fully violates this natural principle ; killing merely to satisfy their yearnings for power &/ or pleasure , and doing so to the detriment not only of their own health and the well-being of the animals they unnecessarily kill , but to the Earth ' s entire ecosystem as well .
Yes , despite our lack of claws or fangs or innate carnivorous instincts , we humans have evolved in ways that have indeed given us the ability to kill and eat other animals . And yet , just because we can do so does not justify us actually doing so . After all , " might makes right " only when might is exercised rightly .
Current status of this Myth : Extirpated Justification it provides for eating animals : NONE
“ The idea that humans belong ‘ atop the food chain ’ is patently absurd – nothing more than a long promoted fallacy used to justify the senseless and cruel exploitation , abuse , confinement , murder , and consumption of animals . Your power over animals is derived from Smith & Wesson , not your intellectual or physical superiority . And there was never any ‘ climbing ’ involved whatsoever ; only a few clever tools invented long before your time – the arrow , the gun , the trap , the cage , and the slaughterhouse – all of them unnatural , all of them violent , and all of them unjust .”
~ inspired by Andrew Kirschner
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