Quote Originally Posted by Witis View Post
...You can't just dismiss the flawed design and criminal behaviours of the piscine pests as mere competition as there are plenty of animals that compete over resources and do not commit fratricide...
I can never understand the need for humans to view animal behavior through the lens of morality. This is the pinnacle of arrogance. Morality and ethics are nothing more than abstract creations of the human mind. Reminds me of a time I was watching some YouTube where a guy was throwing chickens into a crocodile pen and filming the crocs killing them. In the comment section, quite a few folks were complaining about how cruel it was. Nature is not cruel. Nature is nature. If you really want to describe it, it would be more accurate to say nature is efficient, not cruel. Cruelty implies some kind of moral understanding and intent to violate its parameters. Nature has no care or understanding of morality hence it cannot be cruel.