A piece of advice, Tokis-Phoenix: quotation marks are meant to be used for quotes not misrepresentations.
I never said there wasn't any proof that humans have a capacity for morality, I asked you what awareness of it they had and what proof you had of that awareness.
Likewise, I never said "Theres no evidence of animals not having the ability to show morality"--I asked you how you knew they didn't posess it.
I questioned your beliefs--I did not state my own, other than my belief that you are a fool.
Now that you have answered my questions, I will answer yours:
No.
People do not object to cruelty and death because of morality, they object to them because of an instinctive fear that they will be victims of them.
Instinctually, we recognize that there is no seperation between humans and animals. We are a category of animal, and therefore the concept of "harm to animals" also includes "harm to humans"...
...Because we are human, "harm to humans" also includes "harm to ourselves"...
...thus we are driven to prevent "harm to animals" in the hopes of reducing the risk to ourselves.
This is not morality, it is a self-serving survival instinct.
You can dissagree, but your refusal to accept the truth does not disprove it.
No.
There is evidence to support it, just as there is evidence to support morality in humans--but these behaviours can more readily be explained as the result of survival instincts than the posession of a moral compass.
No.
There are examples of lions and other species developing "more humane" methods of killing--but I would say that a quick, painless death that does not give the prey oppotunity or inclination to fight back would be more efficient, and that could be mistaken for consideration.
That would be a contradiction, but I did not say either of those things.
I am a person of facts, and the facts indicate that "morality" is a purely fictional concept grown from our misunderstanding of--or refusal to accept--our instincts.
My point is that you do not understand what you are talking about--a point you have just helped me prove.
[edit]In regards to the posts adressing my use of "childish name calling": I was stating my opinion--an opinion based on facts, I might add.
Personally, I find the increasing bombardment of this forum by ignorant animal-rights posts far more offensive than making an honest observation of someone's intellect.[/edit]