The reason that hunting and fishing is fun is because we are tapping into a natural instinct. To be part of the predator/prey relationship. Man is no more "sinful" in nature than nature itself.
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The reason that hunting and fishing is fun is because we are tapping into a natural instinct. To be part of the predator/prey relationship. Man is no more "sinful" in nature than nature itself.

Quote from Hoofhearted:
We absolutely do.
If you read my rather verbose reply to trendlover, in regards to separations between Man and the Natural world, you will see that I have clearly spelled out that man is, in part, from nature, and retains a plethora of natural instincts- many of which can be attributed to man's sinful nature.
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Often times a cat will pounce and kill, then simply walk away from their prize because tastier food awaits them from a can![]()
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I agree 100% with your thoughts here.
A gap between your thought process and mine seems to be that you believe Man's ability to make a moral decision, in regards to what is right and wrong, is natural, while I do not.
Again, I will ask- What other creature in nature has ever been proven to have this ability? There are none that I can see.
Thus, we now have a clear separation between man and the natural world.
Quote from Redneck:
I have a cat (donât ask me why⦠and to this day I still donât know how) â anywayâ¦.
He kills mice, moles, snakes, birds (even tried to take on a raccoon once but lost that fight) â but never eats themâ¦
Instead heâll bring them to me, drop them off, then walk awayâ¦.never touching them again
No clue why
Heâs not hungry⦠heâs fixed⦠and is the most laid back animal imaginable
RN
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Part of what separates us from nature, is we humans also have the ability to kill based solely on our beliefs. No other animals have shown any such capability.
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Then perhaps your hang up is not viewing man's actions from the purity of grace you automatically give to animals .Quote from Hoofhearted:
You can say it false all day long, but you have shown no proof to convince me believe otherwise.
Cats and dogs are both "instinctive" predators. Do they really need to have any other motives, such as "pleasure" in order for them to kill?
Perhaps your hang-up may be that you are viewing their actions from a human standpoint, and you feel the need to insert your own human thought process into their actions.
Quote from Redneck:
Moral.., and right/ wrong - more labels made by man to define man
The hypocrisy of it
RN