Not a single comment here that isn't relevant! So many things.......

I think we can probably trace the origins of human violence to our earliest carnivorous roots. The hunter/gatherer killed another "something" for food as had other species before him. No matter how you slice it (no pun intended), killing is a violent act. As we continued to evolve and grow, we began to develop the human brain over the previous reptilian and mammalian brain (as mentioned before) which made us more social but also rationalized killing as a necessary part of living. We may well have gone through a period where we rationalized that since killing solved the food problem, it was an acceptable means of solving other problems as well.

One thing for certain, the idea that a violent act could solve a problem popped up somewhere along the line. As our brains grew and cultures rose and fell, we tried to move to a higher level. But once the thought is there, it is always there, just as the reptilian brain is always there as well.

Spaw