For many years, it was believed that violence is an inherent property of any society and that the greater the military-technical potential it has, the greater the danger it poses to itself and its neighbors. Political and social psychologist Hakob Nazaretyan explores the phenomenon of aggression throughout human history, from a silicon spearhead to a nuclear warhead, and comes to unexpected conclusions.
For many years, it was believed that violence is an inherent property of any society and that the greater the military-technical potential it has, the greater the danger it poses to itself and its neighbors. Political and social psychologist Hakob Nazaretyan explores the phenomenon of aggression throughout human history, from a silicon spearhead to a nuclear warhead, and comes to unexpected conclusions. Having processed a colossal amount of information, Nazaretyan convincingly shows that, contrary to popular belief, as technological power grows, the bloodshed ratio (the ratio of the number of murders per unit time to the total population) not only does not increase, but, on the contrary, steadily decreases. Based on this, the scientist draws a conclusion that can have a noticeable impact on key issues of global politics. First of all, with regard to war and armaments: any technology can pose a danger to society, but only as long as it is not mastered psychologically; after that, it becomes the less dangerous, the more destruction it is theoretically capable of causing.
LKI, 2008