Is Meat Eating Really Natural For Humans?

As stated in the article "Science, Ethics, and Moral Status," which you can find here: http://parismount.blogspot.com/2012/03/copyright-1988-harlan-b.html , If rational justification of ethical positions is taken to be impossible, one need not concern oneself with the justification of one's treatment of animals. Those who object to accepted, customary, uses of animals are just being "emotional." However, with this statement at hand, ought humans to assign significant moral status to nonhuman animals?

Personally, I believe that it should require a certain amount of empathy when consuming nonhuman animals simply because would you want someone to slaughter you for their own nutrition? The answer is no. Over time, however, the human race has accomplished great moral progress allowing us to be more accepting of the things that we choose to do in life. I believe that people do and do not assign significant moral status to nonhuman animals.

For example, lets say 50% of people assign moral status to nonhuman animals. This portion of the population think of the suffering going into the mutilation of animals, whereas the other 50% of the population do not think of this.

All in all, to answer the question, "Is meat eating really natural for humans?" It depends on what you perceive as right and wrong, good and bad, your upbringing, your moral and factual beliefs, your culture, and the views of your friends and family.