User blog comment:EvilMegaCookie/Maya/@comment-5819717-20150316181224/@comment-4867780-20150320064824

There go the awkward justifications ^ ^,

The two situations are honestly incomparable (other species + absolutely necessary VS same species + absolutely unnecessary).

Empathy is first and foremost species-centered due to survivalist reasons, and only applies when one can reasonably affords it.

Really, putting the two on the same level is unfair and unreasonable.