Are animals capable of hate?

[SerendipityLizard]

Very strange for some people to idealize the animal world when many predators are ripping apart their prey to shreds, group animals are trying to reach the top ranks through attacking tribal leaders or small animals growling at each other’s throat

Hatred is a thing of biology made from evolution to allow us to function. Animals have no intellect to be able to perceive kindness for large communities of people they don’t directly meet, much less whole countries or people worldwide.

Not to say that animals can’t be deeply kind to those close to them, or even work in loyalty in a small community such as dogs helping the blind find their way around or cats licking traumatized children to calm them. This is very wonderful considering their biology may allow for senses or skills human beings have, but their empathy is disadvantaged in that they can’t find ways to support a very large community as a group.

They can’t think of solutions for poverty. Can’t think of ways for different cultures to work together. Can’t think of ways to solve global warming, or be able to write something that would reach a lot of people together.

I’d say each species has their pros and cons, strengths and weaknesses. We’re all just different, not higher or lower than the other.