World Religions

War has been a problem plaguing man since he first learned how to craft weaponry. War has wiped out civilizations, wiped entire races off of the earth, or just killed alot of people. However, in my opinion, war is ocassionally a necessary evil. War is, on the odd chance, started for the right reasons. Mybe it is to stop the killing of innocents, or maybe it is for freedom, but war is justifiable. The argument that the only time it is appropriate to kill is in self-defense is sometimes not acceptable. You should not kill everyone for every little offense to your honor, but what if its to stop an attack on other people? What if your perfectly safe, but others, potentially thousands, are in danger? Are your morals, only killing in self-defense, worth a thousand other peoples lives. In turn, should you not kill one hundred to save one thousand? ocassionally, killing is justifiable, and, bicariously, so is war. I chose to agree with the realism idea on this one. People aren’t necessarily evil, but enough of them are for me to feel wary of my surroundings. Order is important in society, and people will have to be kept in order, because no matter what type of government you use, someones not going to be happy. Likewise, if the majority do not like it, then they have the right to destroy that government. Without the authority of a higher structure, thos of questionable sanity or morality will have no reason not to kill those who they view as weaker. The strong will have no reason to protect smart. In the end, war is a necessary evil. You will not achieve good by doing only good. Ocassionally you must soil your hands in order to achieve the greatest good for the greatest many. So goes life, and anyone who says otherwwise is probably selling something.