There are questions that, because of their radical nature, strike us, prompt us to pause and reflect, and present themselves as valid questions—questions born of authentic thought that opens the way to inquiry and the search for new ideas and perspectives. These are not rhetorical questions, but genuine ones that tap into the desire for truth and point the way forward.
The question that gives this post its title—posed by Pope Leo XIV in the introduction to the book “Disarmed and Disarming” 1—is a crucial question for every person and calls for ethical responsibility. Can the human race continue to inhabit the Earth by recklessly exploiting its resources, plundering it, and applying the logic of domination and profit, while continuing to bring destruction and death through the countless wars that ravage the planet? Does war make sense? What about global rearmament? Is peace possible?
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