[extropy-chat] ray gun

[Russell Wallace]

On 2/4/06, Keith Henson <hkhenson at rogers.com> wrote:
>
> The original (stone age) evolved purpose of war was to kill a lot of
> warriors.  Modern wars are less discriminating.
>

It's the other way around: the evolved function of war is to eliminate
competitors. Sometimes women and children would be kept alive, but often
they would be killed off. The idea that noncombatants are sacrosanct is a
modern one.

- Russell
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