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Originally Posted by Xerxys
Thanks Willravel, Zeraph and levite now what do you think as far as evolution is concerned ... do you think we can become non violent.
I assume (correct me please) everyone views acts such as war as violence. Can we ...er... grow out of this? I dont think so. I think there will come a time there will be no more riots, or break ins, or stuff like that, but I dont think the same about war. |
I actually did say as much, above:
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I think that there will come a day when the bulk of the human race learns to master our impulse to violence, and most human quarrels and confrontations will be settled with reasonable debate and negotiation. Depending on the natures of the other beings we encounter once we move out into the universe, perhaps one day in our very far future, the entire human race will be so, and violence amongst humans will be the subject of visits to museums and libraries alone. Human beings may always have that primal impulse to violence, but I think that for the most part, this can be rechanneled and sublimated.
None of this will happen in any of our lifetimes. That, I am sure of. But the beginning will continue. Maybe, just maybe, in our grandchildren's lifetimes, or those of our great-grandchildren, this will begin to become perceptible to the majority of people.
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So, you know, just to clarify: yes. I think we can, and probably will grow out of it. It will just take a very long time.
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