Legend

Myriad Reality

Here's my insight: Human beings have a natural tendency to be in control, whether it be of themselves, others, "fate," etc. This is evident through claustrophobia, leadership, and the fear of the unknown. The latter is especially important because it holds many implications; we know it to be true because knowledge allows us to gain greater control, and if we have no knowledge, we have absolutely no control over our situations and futures, particularly because we can't plan accordingly. This leads to submission throughout the world, and a desire to be controlled by some, because they desire a leader who does know, because that is less risky and allows them to be in more control than attempting to do so themselves. Because of this desire for control over others, humans have to find a way to force this to occur. This cannot happen from an intellectual standpoint because they cannot guarantee the other will comply or even agree (considering the average intelligence of a human), adding yet another variable beyond their grasp. However, there is one concept that prevents a human from being able to escape the control of another: death. Therefore, humans fight and are drawn toward fighting because it allows them to express both their own strength, limiting defiance, but the better fighter they are, the more likely it is that they are able to inflict death upon their enemies, and control those who stand in their way.

Myriad Reality

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Violet: Sweet.

@Unhinged

*Opens a sparking portal*
After you.

Myriad Reality

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You could take a harpoon and go sea hunting. More exciting than normal fishing.

@Galaxy Raider

I meant on this planet, but yeah, we can do that elsewhere. Sounds like fun.

Myriad Reality

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And once we catch them, then what? Use our depleted strength? We need a tool to kill, even if just a rock.

@DarkwolfX37

Again, endurance. I'm not arguing against tools, but rather that we have something that other creatures don't.

Myriad Reality

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Not really in and of itself something useful. It only becomes useful with tools.

@DarkwolfX37

I disagree. Persistence Hunting, for instance.

Myriad Reality

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Anything not boring. You're usually good at that.

@Galaxy Raider

When I'm not bored, yeah. But I am pretty bored. Hunting is less boring, but we can't do that here.

Myriad Reality

By the way, david if you remember the thing a long time ago on a livestream you stopped early, about brain feeding ross pudding, here.

@DarkwolfX37

I've seen every GrumpOut episode.

Myriad Reality

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Let's see if I can continue, then. "I won't change." Neither person will change their ideas, and therefore--wait, no. I can't go from "I won't change" to "fight" unless we assume that I and the other absolutely have to decide which one is right. It doesn't account for the possibility that I don't care about the other person believing in his idea. Well, actually, that wouldn't lead to fighting in any case, so I don't need to account for that possibility.

So, ignoring that tangent, let's assume that we both believe that only one of us can possibly be right, and that the other person being wrong is wrong. In this case, I will have to prove that I am right, and he will have to prove that he is right, so that each of us can correct the other's wrongness. This leads to an argument.

@Balance

There's still no procession go fighting, and assumptions don't play well in real life.

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The other answer, by the way, is what you're getting towards. It's that every human has an existentialist need to believe their surroundings as real. We interpret our surroundings and consider our interpretations as our surroundings, so we believe what we believe to be real instead of what we believe. Two realities don't mix easily, and there are a lot more than two people. Ergo, fighting.

@DarkwolfX37

Humans have some of the highest endurance of all creatures.

Myriad Reality

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It is pretty amazing.

@Zeal

I can't talk to myself. That's not my personality; I'm helping you out, so keep this going.

Myriad Reality

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Oh?

@Zeal

Mhm. But I believe I will work through it with those here before saying so myself.