What does it take before we can get our act together to save us from ourselves?

One person at a time changing themselves and being the best they know how can make a difference. It sounds like a cheesy platitude, but it's the Truth, no matter what God someone worships. If we have enough people working on themselves then it will happen. It's already happening. Think about it; with today's population compared to the world population 3000 years ago, if we had the same amount of fighting per capita as we did then we'd have already destoyed ourselves. We just hear about it more because we have access to the rest of the world now.