Whatever else it may be, religion is a means of personal adjustment and self - fulfillment which has creative or destructive effects on human personality. (religion-online.org)
Most obviously, they might have an advantage over competing species if they escaped into the wild, allowing them to dominate environments with potentially destructive effects. (newscientist.com)
We have seen the highly destructive effects of drinking and driving. (mcarthurlawfirm.com)