 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
They (= Games) are said to teach co-operation, but in fact they only teach it in its competitive form. This is the form required in war, not in industry or in the right kind of social relations. Science has made it technically possible to substitute co-operation for competition, both in economics and in international politics, at the same time it has made competition (in the form of war) much more dangerous than it used to be.
Source: Bertrand Russell: On Education, especially in early childhood, 1926, Pt. 2： Education of character, chap. 5: Play and fancy
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Do humans (especially men) still retain the savagery cultivated during the hunting era? If releasing this savagery through games leads to a reduction of it in daily life, then that is a good thing. However, some people, for example, get excited and inspired by watching combat sports and end up exhibiting their savagery in real life.
Even so, crimes committed by ordinary citizens rarely cause significant harm. The ones who inflict immense harm are those in power and dictators. They often, under the banner of 'justice,' attempt to suppress enemy nations or adversaries through military force.
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