CXXIV – Is Mankind a Mistake?

I am often asked whether I think we humans are, by nature, vicious savages. Given mankind’s dreary historical record for wars, genocides, torture, and other organized methods of mutual destruction, are we destined to be the only species to drive itself to extinction by mass slaughter? Arthur Koestler posed that question years ago, suggesting that … Continue reading CXXIV – Is Mankind a Mistake?