Humans or Monsters: The Moral Crisis of Our Species

Source: Dev.to

Introduction

I am a heavily tech‑influenced person, and much of my work revolves around engineering, coding, and data‑driven insights. Yet, my first blog is not about computer science. It’s about humanity.

Recently I was conducting an audition as the president of my university’s Debating Society. A participant presented a script titled something like “Humans or Monsters.” She reminded the room about men committing rapes and wars, which is, of course, true.

As a judge, I was waiting to see whether she would balance the concept instead of making it gender‑biased, because the topic was humans, not men. While men do commit many of these crimes, women also commit serious wrongs.

Statistics

• Total deaths in war in recorded history over the last 45 years are a few million.
• Roughly 108 million women aged 15–49 worldwide have experienced non‑partner sexual violence at some point in their lives.
• You could even say nearly 130 million total war‑related deaths across all human history.

Abortions

There is another tragedy that is often ignored but shouldn’t be. I’m not defending men; I’m acknowledging another crime against humanity:

• In the last 45 years alone, there have been 1.3 billion recorded abortions, around 73 million abortians annually.
• This isn’t killing in war or conflict; it is killing innocents before they even open their eyes.
• Many liberal and feminist women support this practice, and tens of millions of “human children” in the womb are lost every single year.

Discussion

If we stick to the topic, both men and women commit terrible acts. The real point, however, is about humanity itself. My society represents the voices of youth and conscience, and I represent them. I cannot stay silent about a crime this large, especially when the perpetrators often do not even realize the moral weight of their actions.

Even 108 million rapes and 130 million war‑related deaths over recent decades pale in comparison to the estimated 1.3 billion abortions worldwide over the same period. This is not about men or women; it is about humanity losing its sense of moral responsibility. Many societal movements and norms have normalized acts that should be treated as serious ethical and legal issues, and as a society, we often fail to recognize the gravity of these actions.