The world of religion that I live in is a world of love, peace and service. Must be a nice place. Haven't visited it yet...

Those ends, and the strength to pursue them seem so obviously "good" to me that I don't doubt that we are hard-wired to pursue them. How could we be human and not devoutly wish for these things?

We are also hard-wired to lie, cheat and steal. Doesn't mean we have to nor should we, devoutly or otherwise, pursue them.

I am human and do not "devoutly wish" for anything that I can think of... but strive, yes. Hope, yes. Wish for, even, but not "devoutly" I guess.

Picky, picky. I have papers to grade and am stalling...