Thank you for your comments Festus! You are so right on so many of the points and issues you made, and I am unabashedly ashamed to say so on behalf of my people. The social pathology of my people far transcends the limitations of time, space, and words here. Even using the example of the Hebrew who after being enslaved in Egypt, subsequently became a free people and to have their own own nation/state, the process took several thousand years!l And if and when you approach these manifold issues and concerns regarding the planetary cycles and history of mankind--- from the outlook and viewpoint of sociology, psychology, psychiatry, anthropology, archeology, science, religion, cosmology, philosophy, revelation and/or various other interrelated disciplines--- the why and when begins to come into view and focus. It takes a cosmic perspective to be able to begin the unfolding relationships and dynamics of mankind and his environment. Might I suggest you download a pdf copy of the Urantia Book and get ready for the answer to any and every question you thought you or anybody you knew wanted to know! Take care and keep me posted! RW