The Danger of Romanticizing Other Animals

Humans can use our intellect to create terribly effective ways of killing absolutely large numbers of people. And so that just bumps us up to a level of death and destruction that you don't see for other species, which makes us more dangerous. Because of our ability to rationalize why we do things from an ethical perspective, we can justify our actions for sometimes murdering millions of people. That really sets us apart from other animals and not in a good way. I think it's really dangerous to romanticize other animals and think that they're just very nice"