(April 24, 2016 at 8:08 pm)Jello Wrote: War happens because like all animals, we are greedy, as being greedy tends to get you to survive longer out in the wild, than being super generous and nice. The only difference is that animals aren't smart enough to develop weaponry, to have actual wars.
It's all personal gain, greediness has ruled the earth since life began.
So, I agree, that is part of life but so is empathy, and we can choose how we go forward. Just because both cruelty and compassion work in evolution does not mean we should let the cruelty part be dominate part of our species.