Under all the other dross, human civilization is a cheat. It's a system of isolating people from the reality of Nature's risks and response ability.

"In a society based on competition, you inevitably get fewer winners and more and more losers." -Wendell Berry

Competitive fanaticism over competing fanaticisms.

Evil: an action taken based on an unquestioned belief.

Human: a primate that builds a model of the universe inside its brain and upon physical maturity, moves a model of its Self inside that model; avoiding reality at all costs.

Corporation: a pile of money to which a group of men swear moral allegiance (paraphrased Wendell Berry).

Humanity owes the planet Earth about 1 million years of back pay for our life support. Death is too good for 'em, but it's all that's left.