I don't think there is any absolute characteristic that defines human nature, some people are violent and some are not, though most are probably somewhere in between depending on mood and circumstances. Violence is one of many human traits that seems like it should be obsoleted by civilization, but it continues to emerge because it is difficult to supress.
Violent behavior is not responsible for war, instead it is ideology that does most of the work there. Violence is an extreme form of disagreement, and perhaps it will one day be rare, but as long as there is language and debate, there will still most likely be violence.
You'd have to create a hell of a utopia to make a society that is bland enough that there is no longer a purpose for any extremism. Until every other person is Carl Sagan that isn't really going to happen. That means we have a pretty long way to go, since the one we did have is already dead, and there's a few billion homicidal pacifists left behind.
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