Terry, there is a lot thought in that post.
Good thing the Nazis did not have the undisturbed material and industrial might of the Americans. would that different result have been proof of their better doctrine? ideology? Can our individual contributions here even be compared to an all out war?
We all will become old[er], but whether we become losers would depend on our purpose , goal; so, define it well.
If there is a creator of this great place we live in, religions have not define him adequately.