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comment by coffeesp00ns
coffeesp00ns  ·  3209 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: #thehumancondition

I very much agree. In fact, "The Human Condition", to me is a philosophical question, that of "What does it mean to be human?", not in the Biological sense, or even a species-wide sense.

from the wiki:

    The human condition is defined as "the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality."

The OP mentions that there is no one "human condition", and that's kind of the point. There is no one way to be human, and we all have a multitude of experiences which end up making our own personal 'Condition'.

I would argue that things like Human Test are exploring the "Human Condition", what it means to be human.

Neither of the #tags that the op suggests are any better. "Humane" is generally used in the context of "being kind to others, or other creatures". Humanity is usually used to refer to humans, the group. Just because you don't like the tag doesn't mean it's not accurate.