Determinism

[pulpdecameron]

I always found the naming of the card game war unusual. The game is far less likely to incite bloody violence than, say, Egyptian ratscrew (A game that doesn't really get started til someone loses a finger). The existence of a high-card wins scenario is no more warlike than poker, or for that matter, bridge (Another oddly named game, but that is, I

Comments

[feras]

"Perhaps it's that the game is inevitable. By which I mean that the outcome is decided as soon as the cards are dealt. There's no skill, and you might as well play with the deck upside down for all the suspense. The side that wins is the one with God, or at least with the luck of the draw, on their side."

That is essentially how actual war works as well we only think we are in control.