Why is the world so messed up that some people think that it takes the unlimited power of an almighty god to set things right?
Well it's an easy answer for one thing.
Why must we simultaneously need and fear other people, especially if they are different from us in some way?
Because we simultaneously need to construct social groups for survival and compete with other social groups for supremacy. We have a tribalistic nature. Differences are easy markers to identify those who are not part of the tribe.
Why are some people allowed to temporarily enrich their own lives by causing others to suffer?
Allowed?
Why are we committing collective suicide via global warming?
One might make an analogy and ask why someone would commit suicide by smoking cigarettes. Clearly one does not smoke to commit suicide: it is slow and ineffective.
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