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But we DO form similar social structures to that of wolf packs. The majority of human history has been one of tribadism
Pretty sure you mean tribalism.
Tribadism (NSFW) is something different.
To be fair the majority of human history has involved tribadism
True, but it's not a direct cause for forming packs (though it may correlate), and generally less destructive.
I've definitely formed packs on that basis, but college was a wild time.
But it stays an Argument purly on Nature. And someone still needs to explain to me why nature automatically means better.
These are processes that'll just happen organically and those usually have the least upkeep. If something is made artificially it needs to be artificially maintained. I'll be honest, I am personally against borders, I greatly enjoy open borders in the EU but the fact that borders form naturally is a process we'd be aware of. Just like wealth accumulation in capitalism, its a natural conclusion that'd take measures to avoid.
Our entire world couldn't be more far away from what nature once was. And there are just so many "artificial" things that have proven to be better than nature. What I'm saying is that just saying that something is natural really does mean nothing. I can be both, good or bad. It's not like I'm denying nature. Because you said that I need to be aware of it.
Why are some things that some animals do used as a justification for humans to do the same, while other animals doing something else isn't?
For example, Wikipedia says this about the topic:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territory_(animal)
It is natural to not have borders, and only a few species do.
Also, I'd like to know why one animal doing one thing is used to justify human behaviour as "natural" while another animal doing something else is not. (Or even the same animal doing something else is not.)
There are tons of non-territorial animals, for example.