The Truth About Violence & War, Religion & Terrorism

The Truth About Violence & War, Religion & Terrorism: "War and violence. Violence and war. Both are integral to the human psyche. It is a part of our animal makeup. It is undeniable. It is the territorial imperative that began with defending treetops with good crops of fruit from other bands of primates. Both violence and war have plagued humanity before and since we left the trees for the savannah.

Human beings are too violent to be truly civilized. Civilization is only a thin veneer laid atop a thick multiple layered structure of fear, suspicion, jealousy, envy, acquisitiveness, greed and misunderstood sexual drives. It is, however, this thin veneer of civilization that keeps us striving for excellence, deflects our energy, and ameliorates our ruthlessness toward members of all species, but especially our own. "...(Click title link to see entire article.)...