When I read the following I start to have some small understanding of how far down the ladder humanity has been driven:
Lack of humanity isn't tied to religion alone... Many non believers act like creeps and treat others horribly...
Much of that is about the spoiled greedy me, me, me, thing too.
Lucius in the 'Golden Ass' a well known satirical novel from the early Christian era of the Roman Empire, is transformed into a donkey, and in that form goes through a whole series of adventures. In the end he is saved by the goddess, who describes the Ass as the most unhappy and despised of creatures. It is usually said that no one today knows why that should be the case, and yet if this is was the popular way to mock Christians at the time, that could be one possible reason, which would explain a lot.