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Old 01-22-2007, 08:27 AM
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I should specify: Rationally, we don't want to fight. This equates to peace insofar as few people - who are, arguably, mentally disturbed - would get into a fight for no reason. (Note that "Those are my orders" counts as reason; also, people do not behave rationally under a variety of conditions such as extreme emotional states or intoxication.)

But generally, humans don't fight for no reason.

The thing about wars is that only rarely do the people who actually start these wars fight in them. This mitigates their feeling of personal risk - it's easier to make other people risk *their* lives for your goals. Hence, a rational human could start a war, trading lives for power or resources, but I do not think that makes him evil or sick - he's just disconnected from the consequences of his actions.

Try to teach a kid that he shouldn't break windows when you never punish him for that.

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