Almost all things are under some kind of pressure, and, therefore, almost all things need some form of relief. If pressure is not spread out, it will cause an explosion: that is also true of the pressure of societal pruning. In fact; in most cases, the rapid release of pressure is what leads to collateral damage. This is seen, most clearly, in unilateral, rapid invocation of warfare. In such warfare, there is not significant regard for negotiation and diplomacy. Too often, the author of the unilateral conflict simply wants to achieve their objective, at whatever cost. Scripture describes that kind of attitude.
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
(James 4:1-5)Surely, there will be strivings among groups of people–this is the nature of group assessment of the need for increased property. Even among the chosen people of God; consideration of the fact of war was an early insertion into the forward mission of the children of Israel, as coming out of Egypt. We see that, here.
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