Really. What's the fuss? We eat enough intelligent animals as it is. And it shouldn't really be a criterion. Do lions care if a hyena crosses their path and ends up lunch? Are cheetahs bothered if antelopes are almost as clever? Give it a rest. You'd probably eat me if our plane crashed in Andes and your life depended on it. Which is not to say I am even as intelligent as an octopus, but hopefully you see the point.
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Really. What's the fuss? We eat enough intelligent animals as it is. And it shouldn't really be a criterion. Do lions care if a hyena crosses their path and ends up lunch? Are cheetahs bothered if antelopes are almost as clever? Give it a rest. You'd probably eat me if our plane crashed in Andes and your life depended on it. Which is not to say I am even as intelligent as an octopus, but hopefully you see the point.