Man’s inhumanity to man? Certainly. But far worse atrocities have been – and will be – committed by our species just going about it’s business. Trying to survive, whether day-to-day or in a more abstract, subjective sense. Trying to create something new, or improve something old. Trying to help.
Think about that for a minute. As a species humans aren’t intrinsically bad…but we may be inherently messy. The way we go about solving problems, assuaging our curiosity and even entertaining ourselves tends to make a mess, whether we try to keep it from happening or not. Sometimes literally: