Humane or Inhumane?

My Food For Thought this morning...

This post was spurred by a post regarding the 20 most deadly animals to humans on this planet. Mosquitoes came in number one while the second runner up was people    themselves.

I disagree with the ranking, and this is why.

How can we tout this word, “Humane” as a good thing in our society today when it means exactly the opposite?

If you take the root word, “Human”, you’d think the definition of this word would be based on the normal behavior of a human. “To be like a human” ... but it isn’t.

hu-mane

(h)yo͞oˈmān/

adjective

1. having or showing compassion or benevolence.

"regulations ensuring the humane treatment of animals"

synonyms: compassionate, kind, considerate, understanding, sympathetic, tolerant; lenient, forbearing, forgiving, merciful, mild, gentle, tender, clement, benign, humanitarian, benevolent, charitable; caring, solicitous; warmhearted, tenderhearted, softhearted

"the humane treatment of animals”

Humane is only directed towards animals? If you consider that people are animals, the word, “Humane” is a contronym.

This dictionary definition describes what I know of God, rather than man. Perhaps people still want to be, as gods.

Genesis 3:5

For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. {...but not having the wisdom to know which is which}. 

Ecclesiastes 3:18

I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.   ... or

I said in my heart with regard to the children of man that God is testing them that they may see that they themselves are but beasts.   (In another version.)

Whatever may be, it must be admitted that mankind is a dichotomy.

di·chot·o·my

dīˈkädəmē/

noun

a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.

"a rigid dichotomy between science and mysticism"

synonyms: contrast, difference, polarity, conflict; gulf, chasm, division, separation, split; rarecontrariety

"the great dichotomy between theory and practice"