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That sounds like having faith in humanity with extra steps. I'm also gonna push back on that "most violent and destructive" part. We're capable of more destruction than any other species, but we are also the only species capable of showing restraint. We've gone 80 years without using a nuclear bomb in war. Your cat would launch a nuke to kill a mouse.
I didn't want to beg the question so I'll put a fine point on it for the sake of understanding: what I believe in is what I would call "divinity", the ability to imagine something other than the way things are, and strive to make it a reality. Humanity is still coming up and we're doing good in places, but our fate is still dictated by the fearful, ignorant, hateful, and violent among us. We won't be able to reach our potential until those kinds of humans go extinct.