2007-10-20 17:18:02 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
They don't !
The vast majority of people want stability, security, love of friends and family and NO conflict, probably 95%
It is the damned 5% that causes all the trouble to which you refer. Some journalists call them "extremists", others "the radical group" and still others "the revolutionaries" but if you read the histories of countries in which conflict occured (and still does) you will find that the general public are innocent bystanders. Without weapons and often without strong leadership, the public are pawns to a smaller group of mercenaries or brown shirts whose aim is to take over the country for their own power-hungry ambition.
It has been going on for thousands of years, is often religious oriented and has been labelled "man's inhumanity toward man".
You've asked an interesting and provocative question. You should ask it among your own class or group and see if you can get better answers than mine.
2007-10-20 17:30:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Many reasons. Past family history with a lot of drama. Some
are only happy when they are unhappy. It is called being
comfortably uncomfortable. Some like the adrenline flow they
can only feel when they get upset and argue and get in to
fights. Some need the stimulation they get with confortations
and agravations. For some it becomes a way of life because
they do not know there is a different way to get along. Also
people with personality and mental disorders fall into this
lifestyle.Depressed people tend to have alot of conflicts and
tensions due to mood swings medications and poor
coping skills. These types can change but it takes alot of help
and the willingness to do the work and reset the behaviors.
2007-10-20 17:38:23 · answer #2 · answered by MESSENGER 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"It's a guy thing".
We're just wired differently.
Blame testosterone.
I love how women have the wisdom to shut up and let the guys make fools of themselves arguing desperately hard, so they "don't lose face".
I don't mean to be insulting to ugly women, but I find pretty women are the best at stepping out of the argument, and let the guys have at it! Almost as if the guys are fighting over THEM.
What causes some women to prefer conflict and tensions to stability and calm is likely either a result of having parents who were "recreational arguers" or a bit of a chip on their shoulder because they don't feel that they get heard by their man.
Most men are bad listeners, but I was executive director of Teleshare, a telephone hot line (where we listen more than speak to suicidal callers), a United Way Agency.
2007-10-21 01:22:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
First we might clear some misconceptions about conflict. It is a phenomenon of a relationship between two or more parties who think they have incomplatible goals. Conflict is not synonymous with violence and despite the negative connotations, it opens opportunities for change.
I do not think people prefer conflict, it is just inevitable to happen when two people or two parties do not agree with each other. What matters most is how people deal with conflict. If conflict is mishandled, it would have negative results, but if conflict is transformed into productive purposes / resolution (that would also mean changing the nature of relationships, attitudes and behaviours), it would push for greater and more positive change.
2007-10-20 18:02:46 · answer #4 · answered by Irene d 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Conflict is always occuring, within ourselves, and outside in the rest of the world. Peace is all around us too ... its more of a natural flow. We try to stop the natural flow out of fear and boredom. Conflict is an enertainning way to pass the time and just a part of the unbalanced lives most of us live. Also wants and needs are always an issue ... if two things want or need the same thing ... there is going to be a fight either out of necessity or out of greed.
2007-10-20 17:23:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
my opinion is that calmness is a learned behavior stability is a every day balance conflict is something that is more instinctive conflict causes tension learning any thing is for me self-discipline example for me is I will eat a cookie before a carrot
2007-10-20 17:37:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's about control and loss of control. Some people create conflict just so that they can solve the problem and make everyone think they are wonderful. Others are nervous when its calm because they know something will fall apart sometime, so they make it fall apart just to be able to control it.
2007-10-20 17:28:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the work place I see individuals who cause the conflict to cover their own errors and inability to perform their job.A sort of smoke screen to keep everyone off base just enough to not look at them.Or due to a unhappy environment ,a desire to change, make new,cause excitement in a perverse way.In a word boredom.
2007-10-20 19:09:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What we call stability and calm, some people boring. What we call stress and conflict some people call interest and challenge.
2007-10-20 17:23:09 · answer #9 · answered by kill_yr_television 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many don't know how to handle conflicts and tensions. It gets hard they fight instead of figuring a solution!
2007-10-20 17:26:27 · answer #10 · answered by kayneriend 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋