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> [Guns and nuclear bombs] are multipliers of predominantly or even overwhelmingly negative forces. Whether this statement is true is not clear. The time sinc
by Simon_says 9y ago
> [Guns and nuclear bombs] are multipliers of predominantly or even overwhelmingly negative forces.
Whether this statement is true is not clear. The time since multiple countries have had nuclear weapons has been one of the most peaceful times in human history. You can't just look at all the times guns and bombs are used, you have to also include all the times they have been there and not used.
- mseebach 9y agoYeah, that's the distinction I'm trying to make. Using a gun/bomb is overwhelmingly negative, having one is significantly more ambiguous.