Pls explain: "To be indifferent to suffering is what makes a human being inhuman..."

Question

Pls explain: "To be indifferent to suffering is what makes a human being inhuman..."

Answer 1

We were created just above the animal so it is possable when living at the animal level one could not feel compassion.

P.1453 - §2 "A wise man is occupied with the search for truth, not in seeking for a mere living. To attain the perfection of Heaven is the goal of man. The superior man is given to self-adjustment, and he is free from anxiety and fear. God is with you; have no doubt in your heart. Every good deed has its recompense. The superior man murmurs not against Heaven nor holds a grudge against men. What you do not like when done to yourself, do not to others. Let compassion be a part of all punishment; in every way endeavor to make punishment a blessing.http://www.urantia.org/papers/paper131.h...

Answer 2

I guess it implies that sympathy is an ability unique to us human beings,therefore defining our humanity, in a way.

Schopenhauer talked about our ability to sympathize with other people's suffering a lot and as far as I remember he worshiped it, and Nietsche condemned it as an ability that increases our weakness.

Answer 3

it just means that if you are human, you will care about people who suffer. if you don't, you don't have a heart.  

Answer 4

One who is indifferent to one's own suffering must be a m*******t.

One who is indifferent to the suffering of others is close to being a s****t.

Answer 5

This means that one blocks out the natural sensitivity to feel another's pain and suffering. They may see it as a weakness, a defensive mechanism and refuse to even acknowledge it, so they don't feel pain either. In so doing, they also bock out the natural ability to love and be loved. : (