General Discussion

Most animals kill for food, for protection of young ones, and to protect their area of land. I can't really think of any animal... other than Man, who kills just for the sheer joy of it.

It's bred into our genes from time immemorial. It takes a lot of strength and fortitude to stop and reflect deep within ourselves to understand what is going on with us. How we let the dark side of our natures take over. Someone once wrote about the "Examined Life"... that seems to be a lost art these days. People go on reaction and instinct alone. Too often, the instinct is to lash out, rather than lend a hand. There are exceptions, as many of the articles I've read on here today demonstrate. And I had my own experience this week that showed the good that still exists.

But I don't think there is any creature more dark, more evil, than man. The only exception to that I want to remember was about a troop of chimps who would commit murder. But then again, it seems like the higher up the evolutionary chain you go, the more murderous we become.