are vegetarians more ethical by not eating meat?

[NoraBrimstone]

Are you comparing child abuse and war to eating meat? Seiously?

Both are causing unnecessary harm and suffering to others merely for the pleasure of the perpetrator, however the one is outlawed the other is not due to an arbitrary line drawn by society between humans and other animals, and this line has no founding in reason whatsoever. Reason clearly tells us we're no special in our ability to suffer and if we desire to lead a life without unnecessary suffering we must also grant this right to all others who have the same interest. Everything else is highly irrational and unworthy of a thinking person.

Humans are different. Other animals don't have the intelligence and awareness that we have. They can feel pain and suffer, but it's not like a person suffering. They only know "I'm hungry", "I'm tired", "I'm horny", and "That hurts." They don't think. They don't know they even exist. They're just there, reacting to their reflexes and instincts. Nothing else.