We are moderately sentient, curious, manipulative, communicative, intelligent social organisms who have now covered the Earth with our large, expanding population and we should learn about ourselves and our impact on the world.
It is historically a human tendency to make war, but with today's huge human population and the destructiveness of more warfare it is imperative that we end this trend.
Religious difference foments the tendency to war. Religious claims are based on ancient writings which make no sense in modern times and have little, if any, basis in verifiable facts.
A mark of humanity is the creation of art forms. Artistic creativity has many forms, but they cannot be realized unless opportunities exist to investigate the arts.