What if humans love violence and war because of our sense of beauty?

[handmade34]

1. interesting argument...

difficult to state any of this with certainly because we are so complex and much of who we are is 'nurture'... possibly your description of our "love (for) violence and war" is because it can, ironical, symbolize growth and hope???




lots of interesting stuff out there about "addiction to chaos"... this article likened it to workaholism but I don't think they are the same... I can understand the need for chaos (violence,war) as a substitute for "meaningful purpose"

people are increasingly seduced into believing that intensity equals being alive.
When that happens, the mind becomes wired for drama and the soul is starved of meaningful purpose

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/in-excess/201603/are-you-addicted-chaos

Many addicts have been raised in environments saturated with intergenerational addiction, abuse, and mental illness. Within these environments, chaos is as normal as cereal and cartoons on Saturday mornings...
...a person can become addicted to chaos just as others become addicted to vodka or shopping. The concept of “chaos” may be more difficult to pinpoint due to its abstract and qualitative nature, however, but the addictive pattern it demonstrates can be similar to any other commonly-known addictive behavior

https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/are-you-addicted-to-chaos/