War

[BAndrew]

Human nature indeed.
1.state of nature:all humans are at war with each other, insecurity-/survival-driven, state of chaos
2. the more the merrier: join nearest group, symbiosis (within the same species?)
3. kings: but wait we need someone "superior" in charge to awe the rest of us, to keep everyone in check for the common good
4. everyone: power looks delicious, I want moarrr
5. group identity: we're the best!
6. corruption: see point 4
7. internal conflict: need common external enemy to avoid division
6. wars: see point 5 and 7

It's oversimplified because I'm no fan of politics or history. In the end: pointless because we use excuses for the ugly sides of us, not pointless because we are the centre of the universe

@BAndrew: animals also form in groups and kill each other, like different species (subspecies? idk) of chimps, at least the last time I watched the jungle chapter of Planet Earth.

Bolded: Yes, but as you said different species. You will never see group of wolves vs group of wolves unless they are starving or are in an extremely dangerous for survival position. So why humans vs humans?

Underlined: Come on, there is no centre of the universe.

All the things you said explain more or less why wars happen and I completely agree. What I asked (maybe I didn't made it clear enough) is whether there is a logical reason to declare war. To put it in simple words:

Would an alien who closely watches Earth describe war as a logical process?