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What does this quote mean by Freud?

Asked by dopeguru (1928points) March 12th, 2016

“From our “mythology” of the instincts we may easily deduce a formula for an indirect method of eliminating war. If the propensity for war be due to the destructive instinct, we have always its counter-agent, Eros, to our hand. All that produces ties of sentiment between man and man must serve us as war’s antidote.”

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RedDeerGuy1's avatar

Make love not war.

Adagio's avatar

@RedDeerGuy Exactly!

SecondHandStoke's avatar

But how about a serious real world example:

It would be much more difficult to radicalize Muslims if they were allowed to have a great drunk lay.

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