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    4 months ago

    Inhumanity meaning the opposite of humane – in fact it used to be spelled inhumane. I.e. “cruel”.

    Strangely enough it doesn’t have the “not a human” meaning inhuman does, but English is weird.

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        4 months ago

        True, but in fairness I tried to discuss utilitarianism with my cat over dinner and his response was trying to steal food off my plate.

        Which in hindsight could have actually been a rather profound commentary on the pursuit of happiness in a utilitarian framework.