<<< What kind a long run are you talking about? Plain fact is, that for the kind of long run that men are interested in, i.e. the rest of their own lives and beyond, war can win big, though it usually doesn't, or it does but its gains cannot be kept. But sometimes it does, and that keeps the option popular.>>>
There is some logic to what you say, but your conclusions are wrong.
In the same way that you say that war can win big, so can murder. A lot of people get away with murder. Some get away big time.
If you go to war for religion and win, the only way that religion keeps its gains is if it were inherently good.
However, in the overall scheme of things, I think Damon Runyon (I think) had it right:
The race does not always go to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that is the way you bet - (by this I mean your bet should be on doing the right thing).
In the several thousand years of history, I don't know of any serious philosophers (from any culture that is still in existence today) have made a case for killing, murder, or war.
You are definitely better educated than I and you no doubt did much better in school (I mean this and I for the most part try to understand your views). Perhaps you could point to literature that makes a case for killing, murder, or war. |
