It's a long story, but prophets have been predicting the downfall of humanity for centuries, and we just wanted to get a head start.
For more on the committee's internal conflicts, see: Who Asked For That?
We've been trying to achieve "mysterious_goals" for years, but it's just not happening. Maybe we're just not trying hard enough... or maybe we're just not trying at all.
It's been 20 years and we still can't get anything done. Maybe that's just the nature of "unfinished_business"?
Our Mysterious Goals