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> People killing people is one of the better-documented aspects of human history. If it's really a commonly-held idea, it's a delusional one. Lots of things ar
by mmooss 2y ago
> People killing people is one of the better-documented aspects of human history. If it's really a commonly-held idea, it's a delusional one.
Lots of things are well documented. Famine is too, but it has a big negative impact.
Humans are social creatures that live exclusively in groups; they cannot survive alone psychologically or, usually, physically. Groups are effective when they are at peace; evolutionary psychology, at least, supports not killing each other.
A universal aspect of every human culture is a taboo against killing.
- maoberlehner 2y ago> A universal aspect of every human culture is a taboo against killing. Exactly! It's taboo. It's morally wrong. It's unethical. But does it make it unnatural? It's taboo to talk about sex and what you do on the toilet, two of the most natural and human things there are.