Man is a vile animal.
“The Seven Years war exceeded in atrocity all the previous wars," said French master historian Albert sorrel. “We are surrounded by hanged corpses,” reported a witness, “and women and children are still being massacred when they oppose the pillage of their own homes.” Other witness said that, “Nothing like it had been seen since the invasion of the Huns. Inhabitants were hanged after their noses and ears were cut off, their limps torn away, their entrails and their hearts open.” But even these savage conflicts had limited objectives.
In his Ethics, Schopenhauer said, “Man is, at bottom, a dreadful wild animal. We know this wild animal in a tamed state called civilization and therefore are shocked by the occasional outbreaks of his true nature; but if and when the bolts and bars of the legal order fall apart and anarchy intervenes, it reveals itself for what it is.”
Does any group of rational human beings live only in order to die? The goal of life is development and fulfillment, not destruction or mass suicide. To die was a natural as being born, but you do not court death; you don’t worship death. You face death with courage and gratitude after having led a worthwhile life embued with moral purpose.
But with the coming of al-Qaeda death became “glorious,” and IS has quickly embraced that view. IS views the deaths produced by terror is the ultimate fulfillment of the human destiny. Martyrdom was assigned the highest priority by al Qaeda’s volunteers and the same can be said of the followers of IS. Killing and dying for Allah are viewed as the highest form of sacrifice. Much time is spent by IS and AQ training their followers to die. This is homocial and suicidal lunacy, People who glorify death don’t deserve to live. Above all things, life must be respected and revered, developed and refined. The goal of pursuing happiness is a sound one. It rejects death and seeks to prevail over evil. IS is destined to perish.