Why so negative?

Why do so many people see the human race so negatively; at one and the same time as only destructive and trivial? It seems to me that such an attitude is a hangover from the monotheist lie that humanity is "inherently evil" and destined for destruction. I do not subscribe to that belief.

There is much that is terrible in what we have done, but there is also much that is amazing.

200 years ago, the idea that humans could fly was "impossible"; 100 years ago, the idea that humans could walk on the surface of the moon was "impossible"; 50 years ago, the idea that you could carry your entire music collection or library around in your pocket was "impossible".

Never assume that anything cannot be done or cannot exist.

As a species, we have been on the Earth for the blink of an eye, relatively speaking. And yet, look at all that we have achieved in that fraction of time - both bad and good, and there is plenty of both.
There may be other civilisations beyond our solar-system that have achieved far more (I find it highly unlikely that there are not), but we do not KNOW that - yet.

For good or ill, we are the dominant species on this planet; and we are a remarkable one!