For the record PH - I don't disrespect your opinion - I'm just trying to understand it.  You make some good points about our human nature to follow the way of the world instead of the way of God and that is something everyone struggles with.  Which is what makes us human.  And I believe that it is our humanity that has led to the current problems in the world and these problems have been compounding since the creation of man.   It is because we are human and incapable of living perfect sin, free lives. Of course there are some of us on this planet who are worse than others and you just have to read the newspaper or watch the news to see how truly evil some people can be.