Humans are vermin.

Con makes an interesting argument. Focusing on a word within the definition of vermin is collectively. Collectively " 1. formed by collection. 2. forming a whole; combined: the collective assets of a corporation and its subsidiaries. 3. of or characteristic of a group of individuals taken together: the collective wishes of the membership. 4. organized according to the principles of collectivism: a collective farm. " [3]. That being said it seems best to take the whole of humanity. The good, the bad, and the somewhere in between and mix them all together. Does that not seem the fairest way? There are many human heroes. All the saints and other excellent people, Martin Luther King, Rachael Carson, and so forth. There is too many to name. Then there are the villains, Alexander the Great, and most extremely powerful men and woman. Again, too many to mention. Then, there are the everyday people who rarely get mentioned at all in history books. Most people will agree that what defines a person is his or her deeds. What has humanity done for other species? What actions has humans done to make sure that they don't act as vermin do towards the rest of the planet? Also how closely do humans fit the definition of vermin? ""vermin. 1. noxious, objectionable, or disgusting animals collectively, especially those of small size that appear commonly and are difficult to control, as flies, lice, bedbugs, cockroaches, mice, and rats. " [1]." Humans occur commonly and are most definitely difficult to control. World population is over 7.3 billion people.[4]. How about noxious, objectionable, and disgusting? Here's a source for disgusting [5]. What about noxious? A noxious weed is often used to label especially invasive and destructive weeds. "'Noxious weed' is the traditional, legal term for any invasive, non-native plant that threatens agricultural crops, local ecosystems or fish and wildlife habitat. " [6]. Hmmm threatens wildlife habitat, that sounds like humans. How about objectionable? Objectionable "causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest. " [7]. Since humans tend to be tolerant of each others behaviors, its best to focus on how humans treat other sentient beings. If you ever watch a video on factory farming, the animals are definitely disapproving of the way they are treated. Factory farmed animals are protesting. Since 50 billion chickens are slaughtered each year, human's deeds seem to qualify as objectionable. [8]. "Could vermin that have no good value experience the love, the joy, the friendship that humans do? I do not think so." Con Rats are sentient beings capable of joy and show friendship. "Helping a cagemate in need: empathy and pro-social behavior in rats" [9]. Rats are also considered vermin. Mother rats nurse their young, this is an expression of love. Humans seem to qualify as vermin. The sheer number of humans over 7 billion. Demonstrating habits so disgusting that even other humans see these habits as disgusting. Showing noxious qualities towards Eco-systems and finally objectionable behavior via factory farming. The only way humans are not like vermin is human's size. Considering that bacteria are the most common life form and humans are much larger compared to a bacteria. Vote Pro. Links 3. http://dictionary.reference.com... 4. http://www.worldometers.info... 5. http://www.huffingtonpost.com... 6. http://www.nwcb.wa.gov... 7. http://dictionary.reference.com... 8. http://www.upc-online.org... 9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov...