Comment by wtbob
11 years ago
I'm unclear why _humanity_ (i.e., the quality of being humane) would be at war with rats, as it's kinda like multiplication being at war with apples, although I can see why _mankind_ (i.e., human beings) would.
11 years ago
I'm unclear why _humanity_ (i.e., the quality of being humane) would be at war with rats, as it's kinda like multiplication being at war with apples, although I can see why _mankind_ (i.e., human beings) would.
Because it's mankind's fault that the rat population is booming and invading places they naturally are not supposed to be, killing nearly all native species along the way. Not to mention carrying diseases one of which once happened to kill more than half of total Europe's population.. This article does a pretty good job explaining that, try reading it.
What you call "mankind" -- which is indeed among the appropriate names for it -- is also a definition of "humanity", as perusing any decent dictionary would reveal.
Better pedants, please.