Originally Posted by kramus

The freaks and snakes who dwell within our social manifestations as a cover in order to feed their dark and empty souls are not human, though they may be loved by their parents and by their children. On the other hand, a person who through disease or accident has lost themselves is still human because they have willingly shared in and contributed to society when they were themselves. People who through genetic misfortune will never share in society are human because they never consciously and selfishly used society for their own ends. They are unfortunates, not inhuman.