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> violence has solved more problems in human history than any other solution That is the most ridiculous fucking thing I've ever read.

ryanx435 8y ago
Yeah, in all of human history violence has been the go to solution: Problem: I'm hungry Solution: let's kill this mammoth and eat it (violence) Problem: there's not enough food Soloution: the neighboring country has food let's invade and take theirs (violence) Problem: I want to be king but I'm 2nd in line for succession Solution: assisinate the king and take his place (violence) Problem: over population in a region Solution: invade the neighboring region, kill them, and settle their land (violence) Problem: can't get laid in the normal way Solution: rape (violence) Problem: I'm being raped Solution: kick him in the nuts and bite his dick off (violence) Problem: too many of (minority ethnic group) in our country Solution: genocide (violence) Problem: want to free the slaves, but the southern states don't want to: Solution: civil war (violence) I can go on. Problem: there is a genocidal tyrant taking over Europe (Hitler) Solution: world war 2 ( violence) Problem: there is a man talking about peace and making the peasants uppity: Solution: crucify him and make an example (violence) Problem: the Muslims have conquered the holy lands Solution: the crusades (violence) Problem: the king is taking too much of our money through taxes Solution: revolution and #1776, baby (violence) Seriously if you think violence is not the defacto solution throughout history you are wrong.
- methodover 8y ago
  I don't know what you're trying to say. That violence has been used as a solution to problems? Sure. It has. That violence has, rarely, in some cases, been a sufficient answer for a problem? Sure. You cited a few. But that's not what you started out saying. You said that violence has "solved more problems in human history than any other solution" which is ridiculous. Oh, and I don't think hunting animals for food is the kind of "violence" we're discussing.
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  - ILikeConemowk 8y ago
    >Oh, and I don't think hunting animals for food is the kind of "violence" we're discussing. You didn't understand what he was trying to get at. He was talking about hunting as an outlet for anger, so in that context I suppose he is framing violence through hunting as an outlet and hence a solution to anger.
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  - sbmassey 8y ago
    What solution solved more problems in history than violence?
    - erikpukinskis 8y ago
      Some good candidates: Talking. Giving up. Waiting. Doing the math. Bringing in a third party. Reading. Experimentation. Taking a nap. Eating. Spending money. Machining. Being nice.
    - methodover 8y ago
      Science. Technological development. Research. Engineering. Writing. Language. Cooperation. Democracy. Diplomacy. Love. Ethics. Philosophy. Farming. Industrialization. Markets. Shipbuilding. Electronics. Masonry. Metallurgy. Flight. Medicine. If you want to see examples of "solutions" to human problems other than violence, you need only to open your eyes and look around.

ryanx435 8y ago

Yeah, in all of human history violence has been the go to solution: Problem: I'm hungry Solution: let's kill this mammoth and eat it (violence) Problem: there's not enough food Soloution: the neighboring country has food let's invade and take theirs (violence) Problem: I want to be king but I'm 2nd in line for succession Solution: assisinate the king and take his place (violence) Problem: over population in a region Solution: invade the neighboring region, kill them, and settle their land (violence) Problem: can't get laid in the normal way Solution: rape (violence) Problem: I'm being raped Solution: kick him in the nuts and bite his dick off (violence) Problem: too many of (minority ethnic group) in our country Solution: genocide (violence) Problem: want to free the slaves, but the southern states don't want to: Solution: civil war (violence) I can go on. Problem: there is a genocidal tyrant taking over Europe (Hitler) Solution: world war 2 ( violence) Problem: there is a man talking about peace and making the peasants uppity: Solution: crucify him and make an example (violence) Problem: the Muslims have conquered the holy lands Solution: the crusades (violence) Problem: the king is taking too much of our money through taxes Solution: revolution and #1776, baby (violence) Seriously if you think violence is not the defacto solution throughout history you are wrong.

methodover 8y ago
I don't know what you're trying to say. That violence has been used as a solution to problems? Sure. It has. That violence has, rarely, in some cases, been a sufficient answer for a problem? Sure. You cited a few. But that's not what you started out saying. You said that violence has "solved more problems in human history than any other solution" which is ridiculous. Oh, and I don't think hunting animals for food is the kind of "violence" we're discussing.
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- ILikeConemowk 8y ago
  >Oh, and I don't think hunting animals for food is the kind of "violence" we're discussing. You didn't understand what he was trying to get at. He was talking about hunting as an outlet for anger, so in that context I suppose he is framing violence through hunting as an outlet and hence a solution to anger.
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- sbmassey 8y ago
  What solution solved more problems in history than violence?
  - erikpukinskis 8y ago
    Some good candidates: Talking. Giving up. Waiting. Doing the math. Bringing in a third party. Reading. Experimentation. Taking a nap. Eating. Spending money. Machining. Being nice.
  - methodover 8y ago
    Science. Technological development. Research. Engineering. Writing. Language. Cooperation. Democracy. Diplomacy. Love. Ethics. Philosophy. Farming. Industrialization. Markets. Shipbuilding. Electronics. Masonry. Metallurgy. Flight. Medicine. If you want to see examples of "solutions" to human problems other than violence, you need only to open your eyes and look around.