On chickens, evolution, survival, and the morality humans have built around eating other animals. When did eating meat become a moral question? Humans have been eating meat for a very long time. We evolved as omnivores, and animal foods provided nutrients that helped our ancestors survive. Over time, we developed tools, hunting strategies, agriculture, and eventually large-scale animal farming. Today, however, eating meat is not just a question of nutrition or survival. It is also a moral question. People argue that killing animals for food is wrong, that animals deserve the right to live, and that humans should not cause suffering when alternatives are available. But I keep coming back to a more fundamental question. Why is killing an animal for food considered immoral in the first place? I am not asking whether animals suffer. They do. I am not asking whether humans can survive without meat in some circumstances. Many can. I am asking what makes killing an animal morally wrong,...