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I think the trouble is that you're emotionally wedded to the idea that war is absolutely bad. That's preventing you from even considering the possibility of hig
by User23 4y ago
I think the trouble is that you're emotionally wedded to the idea that war is absolutely bad. That's preventing you from even considering the possibility of higher order consequences of war having positive aspects. It's conceivable that warfare improved the human capability for advanced cooperation, motivated engineering advances, inspired great art, selected for stronger and healthier men, lead to beneficial gene flows between populations, and had other largely positive effects.
- Ensorceled 4y agoI'm not having any trouble at all, I can entertain both the idea that war has advanced society despite other issues and the idea that it has not. It is, in fact, unclear to me. I'm replying to a comment that says the idea that it has not is obviously impossible to entertain.
- WalterBright 4y agoWarfare also provided the motivation (and the resources) for much better medical care. Major advances were made during each major conflict over the last 200 years.
- User23 4y agoAnd it arguably lead to a strategy game I spent a fair amount of time playing in my youth. Thanks for that!