The Human race is really an amazing thing. Even though it was chosen by God to be the dominate species of life here on earth, it sure does a lot of stupid things. History is dominated with our efforts to kill each other off . . . for all sorts of reasons.

We also have the common sense to correct many of our mistakes, therefore looking good in historical terms. (I do mean amazing.)

Here in the U. S. of America I contend there have been three or four major instances in which people have died in massive number for no good reasons.

First off, the civil war (slavery was such an offense agains...