Given the hows and whys that building came into existence, and more importantly, how the world has been changed since the previous buildings were brought down, in the context of the quote I posted it is one plausible answer for quite a few puzzling questions I have about our fundamental transmogrification.
It all fits together somehow, along with the Scriptural story we were born into, and thinking about it and figuring out where we might be in that story is sorta like a hobby for me.
My current best guess is that our situation is a modern iteration of the Prince of Tyre situation and consequences we've created for ourselves.
Ah... ok. Yeah, right. Have a nice day.