anglagard writes:
Iano {ABE - and Omnivorous were} correct in implying more people were killed in the 20th century due to war than in previous centuries
I was merely pointing out, in my obscure, fun-loving way, that the second occurrence of the word "less" in schraf's sentence was meant to be "more":
schraf writes:
We have been seeing
less large-scale death from disease, catastrophy and war in recent centuries, not
less, buz.
I meant to take no position otherwise (there's one death out there for everyone, after all, and I don't see the pacing or means as theologically relevant), but I find your summary persuasive.