concerning the motives of futuristic warfare, darwin envisions two causative factors. the first being fanaticism, and the second self-interest. based on the historical rarity of fanatical warfare, he expects violent zealotry to be exceedingly anomalous. in contrast, pragmatic self-interest will incentivize the preponderance of military conflicts. he anticipates futuristic warfare will primarily contend over arable land, necessary for the sustainment of domestic populations.
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