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Even Chimpanzee tribes have land borders that they protect. When do 'imaginary lines' just become 'lines', when they've been created and destroyed since pre-history?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gombe_Chimpanzee_War

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One would expect that a species that looks at the stars and longs to explore would have found ways to reconcile coexistance of tribes. Alas, we are but hairless Chimpanzees with speech and clothes.

Hm, “chimps do it” is not the stellar argument you think it is. Chimps throw feces, should we start doing that too?

My point is while 'imaginary lines' seem theoretically interesting to point out when we discuss free movement, it's far too ingrained into animals to really change. Maybe in the distant future we will have planets as borders instead of country lines, but the lines will be there!

Also any reason to point out Chimpanzees have wars including patrolling land borders and recon missions :)

The main thing we have over animals is our ability to reason, so if anyone can overcome petty border disputes, it’s us.

“Animals do it” is not a compelling argument for humans to participate in… well, anything. We know better!

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