Death is Truth (Law of Sacrifice)
Human beings die and kill to establish the truth: prove the reality of their sacred ideals. The nature of the entity or idea for which human beings die and kill is fungible. Among these are:
  • France
  • Germany
  • The British Empire
  • The (Japanese) Emperor
  • Allah
  • Freedom and democracy
  • A Tamil homeland
  • A more perfect union
The mechanism is the same, regardless of the nature of the idea: death--and memorials erected in the name of those who have died—testify to the reality of the entity or ideal. Death and memorialization perform a validation function.