I gotta say that sounds pretty anthropocentric. "Oh look at all these little animals! They are all so primitive and they live in harmony with nature, much better than poor technologically advanced and sapient us."
And a lot of them are delicious! Even
before ketchup comes into the equation!
Sorry, I had no time for lunch or breakfast or coffee today and I'm already feeling a bit peckish.
Specieism, gentlemen. This is a clear case of it. Other animals are just as big assholes as we are.
I'm sure elephants are.
And have.
Never liked them for some reason(1)(2) and although I'm ready to make exceptions if I meet a nice one I'm not holding my breath until it happens.
Then again, no elephant has tried to spam my inbox, insult my country, ideology or intelligence. I'm sure no elephant would be in a position to be banned from this site.
It is the ability to use language and communicate that ruins boards... so if we take that away this board would be PERFECT!
I can see it now...
Which brings me to my next suggestion: Earth without life would make a pretty perfect world.
No Earth in the Solar System then.
No Milky Way Galaxy. And neighbouring galaxies, just in case.
No Universe. Period.
...and now there's nowhere else to play. Just move along. This is why
Just a suggestion, people, and one which I know will probably be ignored:
If we're indeed trying to make a better world, instead of cutting the parts of the world that we don't like, which ends up a bit like the above, why don't we try to be positive and add new things that would contribute to make the situation better for everyone?
Or as an old Arab proverb says:
If you have nothing more beautiful than silence to contribute, shut up.
A happy New Year to you all, and I will now shut up.
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(1) Which has nothing to do with how they taste. Mind you, elephants don't come easily into lists of strange delicacies from around the world that you just have to try, do they? I wonder why that is...
(2) Though with my sugar levels as they are I wouldn't say no to elephant steak.