&gt; The contradictory way in which we see one living creature&#x27;s value over another<p>Just playing Devil&#x27;s advocate here - what&#x27;s contradictory about assuming that humans are the most important thing in the universe and everything else is here to serve us?  I&#x27;m not saying it&#x27;s the ethical thing to do, but contradictory is not a charge I&#x27;d level.