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I think you're not interpreting the word "humane" correctly. It's possible for humans to behave in an inhumane manner. In fact it happens a lot to this day. Tha
by 0xdada 9y ago
I think you're not interpreting the word "humane" correctly. It's possible for humans to behave in an inhumane manner. In fact it happens a lot to this day. That doesn't mean GP's definition of "humane" is wrong.
- on_and_off 9y agoI am aware of this. I am not a native speaker, so the dichotomy between the sense of this word and our most common behaviors as a species has always felt unsettling to me. I kind of like this word, I would love to live in a world where this is a perfect descriptor for our species. Back to the topic at hand, while it would indeed be marvelous to find benefactors from the stars, all the other possibilities are chilling. From cosmic horror to simple warmongering, there are so many ways it could go irremediably wrong.