https://behaviorengineering.ai/categories/social-behaviour/Recent content in Social-Behaviour on behaviorengineering.aiHugoenFri, 15 May 2026 01:00:00 +1100https://behaviorengineering.ai/human-condition/2026-05-15-war-does-not-need-flags/Fri, 15 May 2026 01:00:00 +1100https://behaviorengineering.ai/human-condition/2026-05-15-war-does-not-need-flags/<h3 id="stripping-the-flattering-story">Stripping the flattering story</h3> <p>We often categorize human war under ideas: religion, nationalism, ideology, propaganda, greed, revenge. Those matter. But chimpanzee warfare reveals a <strong>darker root</strong>: organized lethal conflict emerges long before any flag, doctrine, or speechwriter arrives. In a scientific context, war is defined simply as <strong>organized, lethal conflict between groups</strong>, distinct from individual aggression.</p> <p>At Ngogo in Uganda, a large community lived together for years until it fractured into two clans. The split hardened fast: patrols became constant and attacks multiplied. Former allies ended up hunting each other.</p>