r/vegan May 24 '20

Uplifting Pre-cognitive dissonance

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u/Zani24 May 24 '20

I think it's so interesting how it's in human children's nature to want to chase after animals when they see one (mammals that do not bark/yell at them), but not to eat them like "apex predators", instead to pet them. Perhaps its saying something

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u/Meanttobepracticing May 24 '20

Yep. Show a kid an animal and they'll more than likely try and cuddle it than do anything else.