The Five Propositions

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This last Chapter just explains the Five propositions that unesco established. The whole chapter seemed like it was just shooting down every theory that has been made on war. A lot of the chapters talked about how we inherit many things from animals but the first propositions so that it's scientifically incorrect. I agree with this because humans are such a different species than animals and there are so many different type of animals to compare us to. The second propositions is that any violent behavior does not correlate with with genetics. You aren't born with the feelings you need to go to war. I feel like people might get this messed up with traditions that some families have. The third proposition is that violence isn't evolutionary.

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