For me arguments about design and behaviour and "should we emulate animals" don't even enter into the equation.
For me it's a simple question pondered in the moment: do I shoot this deer, or do I let him live? I let my conscience decide. My conscience says to let him live.
And by the way, if we were to emulate animal behaviour we would all be pretty cruel people. Did you know that tigers will kill for fun? They will have a full belly, smell prey, kill the animal and then leave the corpse to rot. There are a million examples of cruel and brutal animals.
The behaviour of animals is not something I'm going to base my ethical decisions on. |