Hippie has hit the nail on the head.
All biological species live and thrive
off the death and consumption of other
biological species. Chimpanzees from
one social group brutally assault members,
which more often than not ends in death,
of other social groups. Microbes live off the
death of other microbes and molecules.
Everything lives because of the death of something else. Sure it would be nice to transcend our biological needs, ]
but that is not going to happen.
We are driven by instinct just like
all the other animals, and one of
those instincts is to protect family
members and that feeling then propels
us to protect our familiar social groups,
which is accomplished in part by
expanding those groups.
As the world shrinks, due to shared
information, we may one day view ourselves
as a collective community, which would
be nice. I hope this happens.
But as for now we are all just
squirrels trying to find nuts, by the way this is bad for nut producing trees.
We are driven, genetically, to pass
on our genes to future generations
and this drive overwhelms all others,
and it is the same in the rest of the animal, plant,and prokaryote kingdoms.
We are genetic vectors.
Of course I wish peace to all.
I think the only way to achieve peace
is to stop placing blame and try to love everyone, but this will only work if
everyone does it, otherwise the lovers
will be destroyed. It's easier said
than done but try to love everyone
while staying wary of potential threats.
Peace, love, and happiness.
