The face of a dead rat tells no lies.

A good friend of mine found it interesting that I would post pictures of a cat playing with a dead rat. I think that he meant interesting in terms of being odd or even disturbing. Perhaps it is odd only because many people have not seen pictures such as these. I find them neither disturbing or odd.

I wonder if it is the picture that we find disturbing or if it is the act in which it depicts that is disturbing.

When I go to the grocery store and look for a roast for dinner, or bacon for breakfast I would be excited. If I was to visit the slaughter house and watch the cow or pig being butchered I know for damn sure that I would be disturbed for many days afterwards. Do the people who work at these slaughter houses have trouble sleeping at night? When I watch the animal channel on TV and watch a lion stalk and kill its prey I always cringe and feel sad and anxious. Do you think that the lion feels sad and disturbed as its teeth sink into the flesh of its prey?

I am disappointed with the human race. We are capable of doing many horrific acts. We have many evil thoughts. We act upon these evil thoughts. When we act upon these evil thoughts we claim them not to be evil. We justify these acts by saying that we are doing them in the name of something just. We kill and slaughter animals because we are hungry, we shoot each other in the name of safety and freedom, we murder criminals in the name of justice and safety. We hide and mask our evil actions behind a cloak of lies and grey truths.

I look upon animals such as cats, lions, crocodiles, and other predators with respect. Never once have I seen any of these creatures try to mask or hide their actions. They do not feel the need to justify their actions with some higher reasoning. Humans claim to be better than animals. I fail to see that. Humans are simply higher up on the food chain.

Scientists claim that animals are purely instinctual creatures while humans are not. I will agree that I have self control over most of my instincts. If I walk past someone I do not like, I do not automatically swing that them. When my dog walks past my cat, my poor dog is subjected to a pummeling. My dog does not fight back. I am not trying to disprove science or scientists. I am sure what they say is correct.

I would like to think that no matter how angry I get that I would not kill someone or beat them until they are unrecognizable. I have no doubt that my family of cats that live outside would not be able to have that kind of self control. There are many criminal court cases that involve revenge killings. A mother who kills her sons killer is tried for murder herself. She no doubt lost control over her instincts.

We punish others who lose or cannot control their dark animal side. We kill thousands of people in a war. We torture each other to gain intelligence. We cage each other. We perform capital punishment. If we can justify our actions and claim that they are done through logic and intelligent thought and not because we let our animal side out then everything is alright.

I do not write this rant asking people to stop eating meat. I do not write this rant asking people to stop fighting a war. I do not write this rant asking to stop capital punishment.

I am simply wondering why we claim to be better than animals. We claim that we are honest, peaceful, and loving. We claim that the sanctity of life is important to us.

I am simply saying that the human race is lustful, gluttonous, greedy, lazy, vindictive, jealous, and vain. If this sounds familiar to you Christians it should. Everyone of us has committed one of these sins. If you disagree with me than you are a bigger moron and lier than I originally thought.

The human race strives to have purity of soul, to have self-restraint, to be giving, to have forgiveness, to be diligent, to be kind and have humility. If this sounds familiar to you Christians it should. If you claim to have these virtues that you are bigger moron and lier than I originally thought.

Not one human has not committed one of the deadly sins at some point in their lives. Not one human has continuously achieved all of the virtues all of their life. I am simply asking the human race to be honest with itself and strive to become better. I ask that we do not mask our evil deed with lies and deceit. I am a religious person, and I ask God everyday to help me to become a better person. I ask him to give me the strength and understanding to prevent me from committing sin. I ask God to help me to be virtuous in my daily life.

Do not kill, do not rape, do not steal, do not lie these are principles that every man of every faith can embrace.

"To a superior race of being the pretensions of mankind to extraordinary sanctity and virtue must seem... ridiculous.” - William Hazlitt

"Are we so much better than chickens all of a sudden? When did this happen, that we passed chickens in goodness? Name six ways that we're better than chickens. See, nobody can do it. You know why? Cause chickens are decent people." - George Carlin

This is yet another one of my rants that I think I could have written better. I don't think that I made my point very clear. I suppose the following sentences sum up my point. If we kill, hurt or injure people intentionally then do not lie about it and claim that we are good people. Do not lie about our indiscretions and evil acts and claim that they are for the greater good. Do not lie to others, especially ourselves. Acknowledge our evils and be diligent in trying to stop them as quickly as possible. Do not bend and manipulate the truth in order to mask our evils. Be honest with each other and ourselves, the human race is evil.

One final quote that brings a tear to my eye.

"Our society has moved from a culture that values sanctity of life to one that values quality of life."

Terrorism in the modern sense is violence or other harmful acts committed or threatened against civilians for political or other ideological goals. That describes everyones actions, everyone that is human.

Do not let the terrorists win. Kill them and tell the world it is because we are instinctual creatures, full of lust, greed, laziness, and hate.