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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

> So maybe it's not that we humans are a warring species, but rather that
> we're able to learn a 'skill', or coping methodology, that seems to
> serve us well, whether peaceful or aggressive.

You can include a lot of other examples in your aggressive cultures...the 
British forming an Empire, the US spreading democracy, etc. Even the 
"convert or die" religions. I've always wondered why some cultures and 
individuals see war and aggression as a positive thing, and others see it as 
negative. We even see it in our neighborhoods. Some families encourage 
violence toward any perceived slight, and others encourage 'turning the 
other cheek'. Culture? Upbringing? Genetics? Arrogance (I'm right/you're 
wrong, so I get to pummel you into submission)? Greed  (wars of conquest)?

Lynn Wigglesworth