Someone who aspires to and diligently pursues the values of humane-ness as opposed to
human-ness. Humaneism rejects aspiring to be
human, since "
human" carries huge evolutionary baggage. To aspire to be "human" is to value "might makes right," "kill or be killed," "winner takes all," "territorialism," "tribalism." To be a humane rather than a human means to aspire to community, negotiation, mutual respect, inclusiveness, protectiveness, sharing, and the golden rule. Not the rule of gold (human).
I no longer aspire to be
human. I wish to be a humane. Wanting to be
human means wanting stay in the jungle and not advocate for humane values. Being a
human is so past history, I strive to be humane.
Aspiring to be a human no longer means wanting to be humane. It is time for a new word for the next step in humane evolution. "Being inhuman" is oxymoronic, since humans are naturally inhuman.
I am a humaneist, seeking humane beings to join in humaneist and humaneitarian goals and behaviors.