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In reply to the discussion: Why is hunting given a pass? [View all]The Road Runner
(109 posts)to survive and look after his family. I have no criticism of your Dad or anyone else who genuinely needs to hunt.
That being said, in modern, western, 21st Century society, I believe it is fair to say that very few people need to hunt to survive. There is simply no reason for it other than the enjoyment of hunting and killing.
In my opinion, we are all wired to enjoy hunting. It's part of our DNA. Human beings had to hunt to survive for thousands of years- we are descended from the people who were good hunters and able to survive. Part of being a good hunter probably involves the actual enjoyment of hunting.
However, this evolutionary enjoyment of hunting which served us well for thousands of need does not fit easily within modern industrialized society. We need to evolve past some of our primal urges to function in the world we live in today.