Are animals more peaceful and moral than humans?

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Someone commented on this in here and I wanted to address it.  I have to say no.  I'd be interested in others thoughts on this however.

Dogs and cats sometimes eat their own young.

Many animals kill the babies of another to protect their food source.

Many male mammals kill the offspring of another male merely to bring the female back into fertility so they can mate with her and propogate their species.

Ants raid other nests and enslave ants from other nests. 

No animal decides not to eat the babies of another because they are babies.  They have no mercy in that way.

Many species of insect invade habitats and takeover with no regard to sustaining the environment.  Locusts, parasites, germs.  

No animal logically controls their population to protect a habitat.  The equalibrium comes by starvation and one critter killing off another critter.  

There is no peace in the animal world, no morals.  The do what they must to survive.  Survival of the fittest.

ReeRee · Accepted Answer

You're right - animals do not have moral values or a sense of right and wrong. The act soley on the instinct to survive. Anyone who thinks the animal kingdom is a place of peace hasn't really looked at it. There are no laws in the wild, other than eat, sleep, hunt, mate. That's it. You cannot place human values on animals.

dragonlady · Answer

I believe so,  You listed here so many "immoral" things that animals do.  How many millions more could we list about humans?
Atleast animals are not motivated to do wrong by the things that people are, like money, jealousy, popularity, etc.  That, in essence, is the very proof that they ARE more peaceful and spiritual than we are.
You list locusts, parasites, germs, etc as having no regard to environment, when in fact they were created by God for that purpose.  Everything has a purpose, and they only do what they were created to do,  There is no bad or evil in that.  It is all a necessary balance.
How is an animal eating another animal, even it's own young or the young of another, any less moral than you getting a burger at McDonald's?
None of it is good or bad-it just IS.  Animals don't need to elect politicians, wage wars, or kill each other in the name of religion or democracy.  We should take a lesson.

carole · Answer

The question of morals is knowing what is right and wrong and choosing wrong.  Animals don't have this sort of thing.  Whatever they do is simply their nature and it is neither good nor bad - just the way they were created.  We would do well to take a page out of that book, don't you think?

Peace!

Medusa · Answer

Maybe morals are only required when human emotion comes into play. We kill out of anger, hatred, fear, envy, jealousy and passion. Not because we are simply hungry. We are greedy. They are not. We are selfish. They are not. We feel the need for power. They do not. Animals do not need morals...as they lack emotions that so often drive us to become the worst version of ourselves.

Anonymous · Answer

Animals are natural without hate and deception


My God you fools are even turning your hate on animals now

AnthonyH · Answer

animals dont know the meaning of morality which is subjective anyway

alter ego · Answer

Animals can't comprehend morals, therefore, no.

Anonymous · Answer

interesting thought but no

Labsci · Answer

Thanks for answering your own question. It saves me from doing it.
It begs the question : "Are morals a weakness?"

Anonymous · Answer

Why are you asking if you already have your answer?

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