Yes, that's the second order analysis. But the mantra stating that war brings wealth and competition, that war is "sane and natural" from civilisation point of

Yes, that's the second order analysis. But the mantra stating that war brings wealth and competition, that war is "sane and natural" from civilisation point of view, is wrong. Peace is the "sane and natural" state for human civilisation, and while some degradation can occur in an extended period with no major conflict, this is a side effect of peace, not the main effect (which is, again, that people can gather wealth and transmis it to their offsprings)