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War is the worst case scenario. It is not a good metric by which to measure a civilization or human growth, since we can be more refined, and virtually all wars
by sgc 8y ago
War is the worst case scenario. It is not a good metric by which to measure a civilization or human growth, since we can be more refined, and virtually all wars are fought in self defense by one side - so say nothing at all about the quality of their way of life prior to the event.
- ianai 8y agoI refuse to discard the death of millions as a statistical outlier. Particularly when the next example would likely result in the end of human life - possibly all life - as we know it.
- sgc 8y agoWell then I expect you to note that the war was not "Western" only, and also take into account the extremely long and well documented history of war across this planet throughout human history. The danger of modern war is in technology, not culture.