Specieism is based on the conviction (rarely articulated) that we, the human species, have inalienable rights over the rest of creation and consequently can claim the right to manipulate and control universal life as we deem appropriate. We either ignore or deny the fact that Planet Earth herself — and the entire cosmos — is also endowed with life (of which we are an interdependent part). We also tend to ignore the fact that the cosmic evolutionary process predates our existence by billions of years and will outlive us by billions yet to come.
— Diarmuid O'Murchu, Quantum Theology