I also used feel bad when I killed small creatures like flies.
But I know now, that I am human. Humans... are meant to be above such gruesome insects that lack the intellect us humans poses. Flies merely to live, breed and die. I suppose a majority of human lives go to waste the same way, but that is only to an extent. So it doesn't really perturb me when I take the life of an insect or an animal. What bothers me is drowning a kitten or cutting down a tree for the sake of creating a dump, or as I like to say, a 'flies breeding ground'.
So in short, have no guilt. It is a lesser being.
How does intellect make it okay to kill flies? If something has better qualities than us (such as flight), would it make it okay for them to kill us? I would also make the argument that all humans do is live, breed and die as well, what makes us any different than them? We use our abilities to survive (intellect) just as all the other animals use theirs. And for the most part, the whole point of organisms is to reproduce so the DNA can be passed on, ALL organisms do this in one way or another (or they die off). What really disturbs me in your post is that you place the life of a kitten or a tree in higher regard than a fly (probably due to societies cultural influences on the matters of which organisms are "cute" and "ugly") when really they are all equal as organisms. I see no reason to call flies a lesser being, when really we are all equal when it comes to the gist of it other than some advantages and disadvantages.
Is it normal to feel guilty/sad I killed a fly?
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I also used feel bad when I killed small creatures like flies.
But I know now, that I am human. Humans... are meant to be above such gruesome insects that lack the intellect us humans poses. Flies merely to live, breed and die. I suppose a majority of human lives go to waste the same way, but that is only to an extent. So it doesn't really perturb me when I take the life of an insect or an animal. What bothers me is drowning a kitten or cutting down a tree for the sake of creating a dump, or as I like to say, a 'flies breeding ground'.
So in short, have no guilt. It is a lesser being.
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How does intellect make it okay to kill flies? If something has better qualities than us (such as flight), would it make it okay for them to kill us? I would also make the argument that all humans do is live, breed and die as well, what makes us any different than them? We use our abilities to survive (intellect) just as all the other animals use theirs. And for the most part, the whole point of organisms is to reproduce so the DNA can be passed on, ALL organisms do this in one way or another (or they die off). What really disturbs me in your post is that you place the life of a kitten or a tree in higher regard than a fly (probably due to societies cultural influences on the matters of which organisms are "cute" and "ugly") when really they are all equal as organisms. I see no reason to call flies a lesser being, when really we are all equal when it comes to the gist of it other than some advantages and disadvantages.