> In medical terms we're talking about ... trying to cause as much death and injury to each other ... Are you sure about this? What do you base your statement

> In medical terms we're talking about ... trying to cause as much death and injury to each other ... Are you sure about this? What do you base your statement on? I remember having read as a child an article in a science magazine claming that war in ancient times was far less deadly than war today; If I remember correctly, one of the reasons stated was that the participants were not intent on actually killing every soldier on the other side but rather on overpowering them or on making them surrender. (Also: "trying to cause as much death and injury to each other" is not a medical term.)