One thing to keep in mind with this whole "natural" argument is that humans are the only animals that recognize the theory of mind, which is to recognize that others are aware, sentient beings such as yourself. Even our closest relatives, chimpanzees, cannot understand this. This is the foundation of why we have come to determine rape as morally bad.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell