why do men kill their families?

[OnyxCougar]

Originally Posted by DanaC

but mainly I think its because we are at our core, just another animal.

No, no, no! Humans are *not* animals. Never were. That is a bullshit, cop out, Evolutionary response.

Nothing personal, Dana, it really isn't; believe what you want, but stuff like that hits my button every time.

(ETA)
If your theory of humans are just animals at their core, and you want to look to animal behavior for "proof", then it really doesn't matter why people do what they do. They do it because it's "natural to do it. Animals frequently kill their offspring, and no one calls them crazy, it's just what they do.