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1946 - 2013 likely too small of a sample, IMO. There were peaceful times throughout history, and they were followed by very bloody times. e.g. If, say, bloodsh
by randyrand 10y ago
1946 - 2013 likely too small of a sample, IMO.
There were peaceful times throughout history, and they were followed by very bloody times. e.g. If, say, bloodshed follows a sine wave, we should at least wait for a couple periods before any proclamation that we've reduced bloodshed.
- vacri 10y agoThe peaceful times also generally don't make the history books.
- tnecniv 10y agoWhat's interesting is that, during the roughly 40 years between German & Italian unification and WWI, it was one of the most peaceful times in history for Western Europe. Yes, there were wars, but they were mostly small conflicts in far away lands. However, if you look at many of the great thinkers from the era (its been a while since I studied the period, but Lord Kelvin jumps to mind first), they are extremely pessimistic and think the end of days is soon approaching.