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Originally Posted by freebeard
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I don't buy it. If there were no war, and pro-social matriarchy was the norm, then population would be exploding.
War has existed since the first 2 males encountered each other.
Native American tribes would war against other tribes. It's human behavior to form tribes and compete against other tribes. I don't find it surprising that a man shoots other men playing baseball because of a difference in politics, or that a man runs through a crowd of people with his car. I'm surprised it doesn't happen much more often, considering how easily we are given in to emotion.
War is not only brought about by desperation, but because that's what we do. The popularity of violent video games is evidence of the appeal to be violent.
...and when I asked my grandfather if he enjoyed prosecution or defense more, he replied "it's a lot more fun to tear down your opponent's case than to build your own".