The most obvious cause of Islamic terrorism is Islam itself (scripture, conservatism, concept of jihad).
Most obvious cause of racial iq gap is genetics.
Most obvious cause of divorce rates is female empowerment.
@JacobALinker@ASFleischman Never knew that about Charlie Murray. Truly there isn’t any new concept under the sun. No doubt Nietzsche likey said something similar
@phillipharr1s@JacobALinker@ASFleischman The upper class makes up vast majority of politicians, judges, journalist, tv directors, doctors, etc. their bubble is the entirety of civilisation
@robkhenderson Prophet Muhammad was a conqueror. That’s sort of the appeal in the same way that Jesus as a sacrifice is. The tolerance and forgiveness thing in Christianity is really unique
@itskwasi The issue with fighting is it quickly escalates. Horseplay becomes grappling becomes striking. Then suddenly there’s 4 guys involved and weapons
@capt_ACAB@turtlekiosk Sl you make a 100k. So likely 300k+ in savings yeah? Stocks, crypto, property etc And also expose your computer system to malware, key loggers, crypto wallet cleansers!
@robinhanson War was part and parcel of statecraft. All the way up until hiroshima. With ICBMs there’s no prize to be won by a P2P Great power war. Any attempt at conquest between China/NATO/Russia/India/Pakistan/Israel would end with a nuke winter