>I'm more interested in reality than what I'd "want to see".
Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. If you seek Truth, you seek Him without even knowing it.
Anon, you are eternal. You may not remember previous lives, but you are eternal. People do wrong, and they are wronged. They are learning. Jesus said to see the Kingdom of God we must be born again because we are evolving.
If you read the bible and look past the words and see the Word, the Way, the TRUTH, and the Life… You'll see people were taught things they weren't ready for. They didn't understand. Jesus came for the LOST sheep of Israel.
If people are learning, and those who kill shall face death, that doesn't mean you shall kill them. It means they need to experience death.
There's a reason man hasn't been allowed to reach out and eat the fruit of eternal life.