New J&M today, talking about turning the other cheek. I've never understood the whole Christian "love your enemy" narrative? From a Darwinian point of view a real enemy (i.e. that wants to kill you) represents an existential threat to the reproductive fitness of your genes and should be dealt with appropriately. Of course in reality we rarely grasp the big picture when it comes to petty (Human) squabbles, Darwinian logic seldom comes into it. Most conflicts would be avoided if we looked at scenarios in the light of the long-term survival of our species. In my limited experience so far, it's almost invariably things like nationalism, religion, greed and the desire for power that obscure the best and most equitable courses of action for populations.
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