The Experiment... you know, that's my biggest reason for believing that the people of Spira inherently suck, and are doomed to send themselves to the brink of extinction again.

Look at what happened in the past: they developed phenomenally powerful weapons, and nearly destroyed themselves in war. As punishment, they got Sin, and spent a millennium in fear and suffering. The Eternal Calm finally comes, and in only two years they've already descended into factional fighting... and then there's The Experiment. Some bored, aimless Al Bhed decide, for no reason at all, that they want to make the most powerful weapon ever.

Do these dimwits not remember what happened the last time?