I think my ideas about war very much take the blame off of men or individual male aggressiveness. Both sexes can be warlike and both sexes are going to have to come together to stop war. I see war as being the result of hate and jealousy. I don't actually see war as being a result of jealousy. One of the first surprises I had while researching Blood Rites is that the emotions expressed by warriors often have more to do with their love of their country and their comrades in arms than with anything about hate at all.
People can kill for what they think are very noble and altruistic reasons.
I have hopes that we will evolve, as a species, beyond war. Click here for Terms of Use and Privacy Policy applicable to this site.