Do you ever have days when, even as an atheist, Praying for the human race might actually seem to be a good idea? Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
Actually, that is funny. lol... "Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.
Maybe mammals are a bad idea in general?
Sponges seem quite tame. You can't do a lot of damage as a sponge. And if you get to be a really really big sponge, you might even get around to discovering relativity - just because it's more interesting than being stuck to the bottom of the ocean all day without your mouth open.
But stop me if I'm being too optimistic here.