With apologies to Richard Dawkins and Joe E. Lewis, there seems to be a “Better
Angel Gene” in homo sapiens. That’s good.
No, that’s bad It is usually only activated by disasters of
some sort.
No, that’s good. That’s when we need it the most.
No, that’s bad. If it were activated at all times, there
wouldn’t be as many disasters.
No, that’s good. At least we have the fear of disasters to
bind us together.
No, that’s bad. Some evil forces thrive and flourish on
fear.
No, that’s good. Evil opens our eyes to the noble in us.
No, that’s bad. It forces evil to form coalitions.
No, that’s good. It makes it more important to recognize
evil.
No, that’s bad. We seem to have lost our skills of
recognition.
No, that’s good. It means that it takes a Better Angel Gene.
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