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Old 11-27-2009, 12:40 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Human beings developed a rational brain? Damn, how'd I miss that lesson in science class?!

War imo atm is a large scale example of conflict between two systems aching for the other system to acknowledge its existence. This happens all the time, however we use a multitude of methods to achieve this divine acknowledgment (not just war). We use love, we use media communication, we use propaganda and etc. Tools, to carve our means to an end.

I think the pitfall is in assumption: That the human is to be understood as exempt from unpleasant means. However, we operate with the same context other animal kingdoms do, who fight to the death. Life. Which, in its nature to me is all encompassing. War and all.
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