Quote Originally Posted by friendowl
if you respect i would assume that wiping out a ant colony
would be the same as exterminating a wolf pack
I agree that respect of life really does include that of beings we perceive as less than ourselves.

You can respect certain TRAITS of a person who you otherwise see as 'below' you....

Think of Napoleon.

In his day, he was feared as a conqueror.

He was respected as a brilliant strategist.

But centuries later we are left with an image of him as a megalomanaical little man with some serious 'issues', who, were he alive today and living in my town anyway, would probably have the urge to drive a red Ferrari with a vanity plate and wear a bunch of thick gold chains and as like as not hang out at strip bars, lol.