&gt; Our bodies are essentially battle fields with different replicating agents struggling for control and a &quot;place&quot; in the future.<p>That&#x27;s just another metaphor, and you have to be very careful with your choice there. To paraphrase Lakoff &amp; Johnson[1]: the metaphors we use shape the thoughts that we understand through them. A very common one is thinking of arguments as war (&quot;his viewpoints got <i>attacked</i> but he <i>defended</i> them well&quot;, etc). Imagine what would happen if we think of arguments as a dance?<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;press.uchicago.edu&#x2F;ucp&#x2F;books&#x2F;book&#x2F;chicago&#x2F;M&#x2F;bo3637992.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;press.uchicago.edu&#x2F;ucp&#x2F;books&#x2F;book&#x2F;chicago&#x2F;M&#x2F;bo3637992...</a>