i try not to kill insects either. did u know that if u persist in shewing away flies, they won't return. their lifetime is only one day anyway, so live and let live. the problem is have to eat. so i must kill something to do that. or someone else does. the reason i don't eat dogs and cats is because they are domesticated. i would love to try turtle soup and alligator tail. of course everything has instinct. the movement of planets, galaxies, rocks which are pulled down by gravity and allow it most of the time. the heaviest elements and compounds are in the center of the earth. but not all life has a soul. i firmly believe all life goes to heaven. God will never destroy the earth. he would not destroy his creation or anything good. a soul knows the difference from right and wrong. except for God and angels, all other life has just that.