&gt; by us not being opportunistic feeders.<p>Is that the only description of &quot;us&quot; ?<p>We <i>can be</i> opportunistic feeders, but <i>we can be</i> kind and affectionate towards each other and towards other species.<p>Given the state of our technological development, It&#x27;s now a matter of choice.<p>We <i>choose</i> to be in a certain way (eg. opportunistic feeders) according to our ideology and system of beliefs.<p>But technically, we don&#x27;t have to do that anymore. We are now technologically advanced enough to actually be able to make that jump. Or, rather, we are ready to <i>start</i> making that jump and we can improve the technology until we&#x27;ve made it.<p>We have to, in order to evolve to the next level as a species...<p>Surely I&#x27;m deluded, but no less than people thinking that having (more) concentration camps for billions of animals is the path to a brighter future.