"The [human] species will never learn to co-exist if given total freedom."

[YinYang]

If you are saying the majority of people are empathic, that may be true, but most certainly don't know it or have not gotten connected to it yet. It lies in potential only, or at least, that is what I observe.

It's interesting that you say this, because it hasn't been my observation. The vast majority of people I encounter, possess empathy. We live in a world pitting us against one another, the way of Earth is separation. The system is set up on the methodology of competition, and yet somehow, we still manage to keep our humanity amidst it all...

If you actually "throw" it, which may have been metaphorical, just know that they break easily. The way I do it is carefully get a large glass over the insect or get it to crawl into it, slide a piece of mail under the glass, upend the glass, carry it outside and set the glass down so the insect/spider can crawl out. 

When I was younger, I would throw it is far as I could, and then I would cut a line back to the house as quickly as my legs could carry me, usually screaming! Lol! Now what I do, is I put it down, and then I use a broomstick to topple the bin over, still vacating the spot in a bit of a hurry! I'm not sure we are speaking of the same mommas   , a glass would be too small, there is a risk of squashing its legs. I use these regular paper bins that you would put in an office, and I slide cardboard underneath. They also don't usually sit there peacefully waiting for you to put the bin over them, when they see you coming closer, it sometimes turns into havoc. The worst thing that can possibly happen, is if they cut a line for the curtain, and hide in there somewhere, or they go sit in the corner, and then you're stuck, because you need them on a flat surface.

Oh the tales I can tell... I was at this barbeque once, and we were all sitting outside by the fire, and we heard screaming from the kitchen. We all jumped up and made our way to the kitchen, and there it sat, the biggest one I've ever seen. Then they were going to kill it, and I said "NO!, I'll catch it!". My one friend's mother was particularly annoying in that situation, at some point she yelled "what's wrong with the child?!?" Lol! I couldn't believe my ears...

I agree that a lot of humanity seems in general to be early stage 3rd still—closer to herd (animal) mentality—though it gets confusing with our level of technology.

Not really, Atlantis achieved the highest level of technological prowess that we know of in our current 3rd density cycle, and look what happened there in the end...

You mentioned that you unfriend people on FB for posting animal cruelty. I am just curious as to how you can be a happy meat eater. This is not a judgment. I am genuinely curious, because this gets to the heart of my confusion as to how people can stay disconnected when the information is widely available. I can't understand how you can take pity on a spider but not a cow, fish, or chicken.

If you wouldn't mind, I'd like to hear your perspective on this subject.

I don't know why I don't see the eating of meat as wrong. The supermarket where I buy my meat, says they only sell ethically sourced meat.

Maybe I'm deluding myself... I did buy the book Eating Animals recently, maybe I'll change my view on it after I've read it...

At this point, all I can say is I simply don't know about this one. I have never known any vegetarians personally, braai is a strong part of our culture. We call barbeque "braai" (all our races), and we even have a National Braai Day once a year. When you meet new people, you say to them "come braai with us", not "come over for a drink", or "let's get together"... "let's braai".

Maybe it is just such a part of us, that we never questioned it. I don't know...