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Human beings are no more civilized than they were two thousand years ago. We have a higher level of technology which means we can maim and kill people we cannot see as compared to the good ole days when you did combat face to face.

Also, I doubt that the general population has increased it's ability to rationally think. Yes, there are an elite that have fairly high ability but then there has always been the few that rule/lead the mob. Some of the other discussions about things such as "Intelligent Design" prove my point.

There will always be members of society that will not play well with others. At some point they have to be removed from society and in some cases eliminated due to their actions. That has been true through out human history and will continue until we either eliminate ourselves or something else eliminates us.