Archive for June 2010
The evil from within
Illustration from iStockphoto
Man is a predator, perhaps the most lethal form of life in the known universe. The evil that thrust our destructive vital force is embedded in our gene code. We are programmed to kill. We are designed to destroy. We exist to consume.
Our so short-lived recorded history proves by undeniable facts that our evolution as a specie and civilization was possible only through violence and destructive acts. In time we have learned to overcome our physical shortcomings and challenged our natural competitors. In time we have learned to conquer nature and own its fruits. In time we have multiplied ourselves and learned how to conquer other fellow-men. Our ancestors built this world of ours only through violence and barbarism. Slowly, in time, claiming the peace with bloody swords and always having different Gods on their side, they have left their legacy – this glittering, bustling, brand new world for us to have and enjoy in peace. And here we are in this age of unprecedented cultural and technological illumination, killing each other from great distance, using bullets, missiles and buttons, keeping each other in check with satellites and nuclear weapons, ripping off nature’s last resources, keeping on destroying our habitat and ourselves. If there is one difference between our barbarian ancestors and us, modern men, that is we have learned to kill each other more effective and less messy. Read the rest of this entry »
