The idea of humanity can refer to the world population.
Humanity is that related to the nature of the human race . The term can also be used to mention the group of human beings that inhabit the planet.
The concept can refer to both an attitude or the characteristics of an individual that belongs to this species, as well as bringing together all the individuals that are part of life on Earth . In the latter case it is used to carry out statistics or pose problems of a universal nature.
It is worth mentioning that it is estimated that there are more than 6,783,813,000 inhabitants on the planet . The statistics of the 20th century reflect that, between 1950-2000, humanity grew by 130%, more than double that of the period 1900-1950.
Various uses of the term humanity
The weakness inherent to human beings , compassion for the misfortunes of others, and affability are other characteristics that are called humanity, as they are considered typical of the human race: "I should sell the car and donate the money, it is a question." of humanity in the face of so much poverty" , "I wish politicians would show greater humanity so they don't steal public money" .
In any case, there are other significant variants of the concept. It can be used to refer to a person's body, their anatomy : "The model decided to take off her clothes and exhibited all her humanity in front of the photographers," "The ball was traveling at almost 200 kilometers per hour when it hit the player's humanity." , who fell prone and began to scream from the pain .
It also serves to name those disciplines that lack scientific rigor but for which there is a certain structure of study and management. In this way, those linked to culture and human knowledge are known as humanities . Unlike the social sciences , the humanities do not seek to create general postulates or universal laws. Art and letters are part of the humanities.
Compassion and solidarity are values that make humanity.
The problem of hunger
One of humanity's main problems is world hunger . Due to the relentless advance of poverty and the lack of resources in certain corners of the planet, millions of people die every day from diseases, malnutrition and other problems.
As indicated by the FAO in its latest research, there are nearly 840 million undernourished people , which would mean 14% of the human population. Unfortunately, solutions have been proposed that could help reduce this rate, however not much progress has been made. Despite the fact that the true understanding of our species in matters of ethics and social justice lies in the solution to these problems.
Humanity and vegetarianism
Among the possible solutions to world hunger , one that is absolutely feasible is to turn our diet towards a vegetarian one. This is essential if one takes into account that to produce just half a kilo of consumable meat, 8 kilos of grain are required and that in most countries more than 70% of agricultural production is used for the meat and poultry industry. 50% of the water .
The existing problem is not the lack of land, since the land currently used could produce food for a population of 8 to 10 billion people, but rather the poor distribution of it. Which is closely related to abuses of power and corruption .
According to a recent study addressing this problem, the world should create five billion vegans in the coming decades, or otherwise triple the number of factory farms but without using more land .