Soldiers in combat can kill without moral injury
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#2I would be surprised if there were any universal sense of moral injury. If the child grows up with warrior morals, they will not worry about opponent's death.
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#4Time plays a factor that may not be well controlled for here. As you get older the actions you have taken and the events you have participated in can impact you in new ways.
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#5"commonly-held idea that killing is an 'unnatural' act for humans"
Say what? It may be one of the most natural acts for humans as far as history shows
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#6Time plays a factor that may not be well controlled for here. As you get older the actions you have taken and the events you have participated in can impact you in new ways.
Yep, fairly common to hear about old veterans who will not discuss what they did in combat, one could guess because they don't want to resurface those memories.
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#7"commonly-held idea that killing is an 'unnatural' act for humans" Say what? It may be one of the most natural acts for humans as far as history shows
It’s a natural act for pretty much all animals on this planet
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#8> These findings contradict the commonly-held idea that killing is an 'unnatural' act for humans that inevitably inflicts a moral injury on the individual, the researchers write in Armed Forces and Society.
> "There is a widespread belief in society that taking the life of another person goes against human nature, and that this will easily create what psychotraumatology refers to as 'moral injuries'," said Nordstrand in a press release.
I had not thought that that belief was anywhere near as common as this seems to suggest.
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#9"commonly-held idea that killing is an 'unnatural' act for humans" Say what? It may be one of the most natural acts for humans as far as history shows
I don't think killing is a natural act. Most people throughout history died from disease, not war.
In the past, if you killed someone, like in a battle, there is a good chance you're going to die in the next battle of the military campaign. Few soldiers survived the military campaigns of the past. Maybe that's why we don't hear much about PTSD among past soldiers.
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#10The kind of soldier matters I think. For example Russia has been specifically recruiting prisoners convicted of very violent crimes.