Human violence and history. Increasing or decreasing? (Humans)

by xeno6696 , Sonoran Desert, Sunday, April 15, 2012, 03:30 (4604 days ago)

The verbal battle I had a few weeks back with Tony, were predicated on the concept that Stephen Pinker argues for, that in developed, westernized societies, violence has decreased. -This is certainly a contrary hypothesis to what history has told me, and Tony has reiterated many of my own arguments several times. -This thread will be a recording of Pinker's arguments as I understand them, and all are free to comment.-The book I'm reading is "The Better Angels of our Nature."

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\"Why is it, Master, that ascetics fight with ascetics?\"

\"It is, brahmin, because of attachment to views, adherence to views, fixation on views, addiction to views, obsession with views, holding firmly to views that ascetics fight with ascetics.\"