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in·hu·man·i·ty
| \ ˌin-(ˌ)hyü-ˈma-nə-tē
, -(ˌ)yü- \
1 a
: the quality or state of being cruel or barbarous
b
: a cruel or barbarous act
2
: absence of warmth or geniality : impersonality
man's inhumanity to man has been a recurring theme in human history
Growing Abolition’s greenhouse was built to illustrate the inhumanity of ADX Florence after sumell met a solitary gardener confined there.
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Abigail Glasgow, Vogue , 10 June 2022
What Roberts calls empathy is more commonly and more accurately known as paranoia, combined here with rampant inhumanity , both of which Stalin possessed in superabundance.
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Algis Valiunas, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022
The secretary of state noted the importance of calling attention to inhumanity even as horrific attacks occur elsewhere in the world, including Ukraine.
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Ben Fox, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 Mar. 2022
The inhumanity of such a statement has to be a matter of character.
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David Pryce-jones, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022
The secretary of state noted the importance of calling attention to inhumanity even as horrific attacks occur elsewhere in the world, including Ukraine.
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Ben Fox, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 Mar. 2022
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in·hu·man·i·ty
| \ ˌin-hyü-ˈma-nə-tē
\
: a cruel act or attitude
He cannot understand man's inhumanity to man.
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15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
“Inhumanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhumanity. Accessed 9 Aug. 2022.
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From the July/August 2019 issue of Discern Magazine
In the aftermath of the March mass shootings in New Zealand, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said: “These people don’t deserve names. Names imply some sort of humanity. … He’s not human. He doesn’t deserve a name.”
The idea is that the gunman who killed 50 people in the Christchurch mosques was so barbaric and abhorrent that he shouldn’t be identified as a human being. Mr. Morrison’s statement makes violent behavior seem like a radical anomaly in mankind’s history, but just a brief look at history shows that the recent Christchurch shootings were not an anomaly. They actually are part of a long line of inhumanity, violence and evil.
Consider some other recent examples of violence in the news that haven’t gotten as much worldwide attention:
These and many other atrocities occurred in this 21st century. Much could be said about the mass violence of the 20th century as well, such as the Holocaust; the many other barbaric acts of inhumanity during the two world wars; the genocides in Armenia, Rwanda, and Bosnia and Herzegovina; the killing fields of Cambodia; Chairman Mao’s cultural revolution; the rape of Nanking and on and on it goes.
So the question is: Does committing mass violence make evil people lose their humanity (as Mr. Morrison said), or is violence actually a part of what humanity is at this present time?
Let’s ask another question: Why is our history filled with violence? Is there something wrong with humanity?
The Bible reveals there is a serious problem with humankind. It’s a problem of the heart.
As human beings, we can find it hard to read these passages. After all, we are the subject matter, and we don’t want to consider ourselves as evil people. These verses don’t describe sin and wickedness as an anomaly that makes a person less human. They describe a selfish human nature as being at the core of what we all are.
Certainly most of us won’t commit mass murder. But notice what the apostle John said: “Whoever hates his brother is a murderer” ( 1 John 3:15 ; see also Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:21-22 ).
How did humanity become this way? The Bible reveals that we were neither created nor born evil. We have become this way, and it all goes back to the Garden of Eden. God presented Adam and Eve two ways of life, symbolized by two trees—the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil ( Genesis 2:9 ).
They disobeyed God’s command and listened to the cunning lies of Satan ( Genesis 2:17 ; 3:4-6 ). At that point their eyes were opened to alternative ways of thinking, and God cut off access to the tree of life ( Genesis 3:7 , 23-24). Since then, humans have been deciding for themselves what is good and evil—and what is right and wrong.
It wasn’t long afterward that Cain killed his brother Abel and started mankind’s long history of violence ( Genesis 4:8 ). The recent shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, were just the most recent of countless violent acts, which can all be traced back to the Garden of Eden.
No, the violent don’t need to repent of being animals—we all need to repent of being ourselves. No, that shooter wasn’t an animal. He was very much a human being (though perhaps one influenced by the evil spirit world). Animals don’t kill out of hatred—they kill out of instinct and self-preservation. It is only humans who kill out of hatred.
The solution to these endemic human problems won’t come from us fixing ourselves. The prophet Ezekiel recorded what God will do to change this: “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh” ( Ezekiel 36:26 ). God continued, “I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them” (verse 37).
It is only by this new heart that we can fully obey God’s laws and practice His way of love for God and other people ( Matthew 22:37-40 ). We can only receive this new spirit through the Holy Spirit, which empowers us to obey His laws ( Hebrews 8:10 ; Acts 5:32 ).
Solomon knew the condition of our hearts. He wrote that when we recognize the “plague of [our] own heart,” we are to turn to God in prayer and ask for forgiveness ( 1 Kings 8:38-39 ; see also Ezekiel 18:32 ; 1 John 1:9 ).
No, the violent don’t need to repent of being animals—we all need to repent of being ourselves .
That’s the first step to becoming less human and more like God.
Isaac Khalil is husband to his lovely wife, Natasha, and father to son, Eli and daughter, Abigal. He loves to spend time with family and friends doing various things like watching movies, playing chess, playing board games and going out. He enjoys studying biblical topics and discussing the Bible with his friends. He is also a news junkie and is constantly reading and sharing news connected with Bible prophecy.
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