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0 pointsmsandford11y ago0 comments

If everyone in the world had enough energy to live a developed-world middle-class lifestyle -- and with thorium reactors this might be feasible -- might that not eliminate one of the driving forces behind global conflict?

I'm not saying it's a slam-dunk win for sure.

But I have noticed a lot of general apathy and aversion to violence in the developed world largely because people are just too busy living their lives; they have a lot to lose.

> the real question is how they plan to reduce the U-232 contamination level enough to make weapons-safe U-233

I'm not convinced that anyone has this goal in mind. Maybe they just want to provide power to their countrymen and continue to lift India out of poverty. There might be nothing nefarious about this, unless you consider poor people getting less poor to be a problem.

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Rapzid11y ago

In certain parts of the world, maybe. In other parts differences in religion is the driving force behind conflict..

tormeh11y ago

It never really is. It's always about resources and power. Sure, there's often a holy book involved, but it's just a way to divide people into tribes, like nationality, color etc. It's always we want our (un)fair piece of the cake, where we is some group affiliation and it doesn't really matter what the affiliation is based on.

madaxe_again11y ago

Disagree. Religion is the vehicle. Inequality is the driver.

Tloewald11y ago

There were/are religious conflicts in communities where it's impossible to tell the belligerents apart -- ethnically, economically, you name it.

"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong."

Inequality is definitely a contributing factor, perhaps even _the_ contributing factor, but don't count out religion.

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