People are not animals, and animals are not people. They share some similarities. But they are not of the same classification.
We give names to animals, animals can't. Lots of animals use tools to feed themselves. None can start a fire...
Yes! And when you think of all the greater things that people can do - greater than the simple ones mentioned - animals fall far behind. The fact is that mankind is like gods with regard to the animals.
But are animals "aware" of us?
Personally, I don't believe that they are in the same way that we are aware of each other. Science hasn't gone very far along these lines... deep awareness.
Obviously they are aware of us to some extent. But it might simply be the same way that a robot might be aware of things, because it has been built to receive stimuli in certain ways and programmed to act on it in certain other ways.
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You were programmed / indoctrinated into accepting this violent, disfunctional, disease ridden, alcohol junkie lifestyle, just like the rest of us savages... Mr. Roboto.
You, like the robot, will continue to run your blood thirsty app until you are updated with new set of instructions.
Then... It is not my fault I love meat and anyone telling me otherwise is going against my god given natural app, until the next update...
I feel so much better now.
Is it your custom to belch after a good meat meal?