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> That is a very rose-colored glasses viewpoint.

No, it's factual. I didn't say there were no wars; I said there were fewer than at any time in human history.

If our standard is perfection, then every human endeavor has failed and we should return paleolithic life. People still die of illness, so we could argue that modern healthcare has failed; don't bother using it. Regarding the UN, in politics there is no certain proof ever of cause and effect, so arguably we should eliminate all political institutions.

The lack of war is the fact. The parent's theory of why or how and its predictions have no basis that I see.




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