There is this amazing side to human intellect – the slow uncovering of the universe, the divesting of myth and superstition for a more in-depth understanding of nature, the continued advance of medical science, the ability t bond with others in partnership and groups, the acceptance of empathy. Not to mention pure academic reasoning and learning how to use this intellect for peaceful benefit.
And then there is the other side of humanity – the ease with which we hate, the simplicity of wanting nothing to change, the ability to war without regard to cessation, savagery and butchery on all those over whom we have power both other people and other animals.
And it isn’t that these two always struggle against each other. it is that warring is winning in the systems we choose to rule ourselves by whether money or nations and in our mindsets.