Originally Posted by Elphaba

From the perspective of the only XX in this conversation, neither war nor disease are inevitable. I was lucky not to contract polio before the vaccine became available. Today, that disease and many others have been all but eradicated. Matriarchal societies were not war driven, as painted by the mythical Amazons. Cyn, I believe the "human" condition that you describe is the Y factor in the equation. That peace is impossible in your world view, does not make it so.