There is a passage in the Bible about how adultery hardens the heart faster and more thoroughly than any other sin.
I think what these people are after is, quite precisely, the hardening of the human heart, throughout humanity.
They want to live in a world full of dragon's teeth.
I missed pinging this thread today. Some really good comments, too; I’ll ping it out tomorrow.
Regarding the hardening of hearts - people want to live without hearing the small voice of God inside known as the conscience. So they pile junk on - hardening their heart - but sometimes His voice still is heard, and that’s why they hate anyone saying the same thing from the outside...