Greg Rzesniowiecki

Hi Brian,
War is a state of being. Let me explain. We humans are a curious admixture. We are animal, and we like to think we are more than just a creature; some might suggest a spark of divinity.
So it might depend on how one sees ones god. The Ancient's gods were personified, larger than life characters with a temper and often not much patience. More recent personifications have been based in the theme of love and compassion. Show me the quote from the New Testament where that fellow from Palestine suggests killing a fellow human being.. for any reason.. there is no such passage, yet the humans who purport to be Christians find no difficulty waging war, thus killing millions across the globe.
But it is not just war on other peoples.. we wage war on nature.. and we wage war between the males and females of our species.
Where in nature do you view an unpleasant scene? Whether it is a sun-set, or a scene of desert scape or verdant forest, the variation in the coast line, sandy beach or rocky outcrops; they all offer an edifying aesthetic. I offer this to substantiate that nature is of a good quality.
Anything we dislike, which bothers us, causes to feel insecure, unsettles us, or is culturally disproved is often/usually rooted out via war-like activity; insecticides and pesticides, broad spectrum antibiotics, invasive surgery..
Were we to look to nature as a guide, we would come to understand that eradication is not the answer.. balance, and states of equilibrium are preferable. It is better to foster a diverse pasture which has a balance of plants, than to spend a fortune on herbicides/pesticides and special (sometimes GE) seeds to support the artificial monoculture as opposed to the diverse and self maintained meadow which after all will be superior for animal health.
Most humans I presume would answer affirmatively that we humans are smarter than insects. We compete for resource, they co-operate within social insect species; ants, termites, bees.. yes co-operate for their social and ultimately for their species' well-being.
War is an extension of competition, an extreme extension, but nevertheless a graduation on the competition scale.
For war to cease we must recognize the inherent right to life of all, humans, animals, plants.. the cosmos..
This is a long way off.. however a certain fellow in Palestine some 2000 years ago made a few suggestions including, "love the other as yourself".
This tenet is reflected in each of the great religions, it is reflected in the declarations of the United Nations, it is also central to humanism, atheistic and theistic humanism.
Philosophically we agree, intuitively we agree, practically we still compromise, and as a result we kill.

In love and respect, greg.

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