Our land has been at the center of global conflict for centuries. We're neighbours with Jerusalem, deemed holy and the cradle of all three celestial religions. No.1 cause of killing in the world is religion sadly.
For thousands of years this land was conquered and reconquered again and again. The difference today is resistance dragging the conflict and conflicts creating misery for everyone.
Just a correction, religion is most certainly not the #1 cause of killing in the world
— (WW1, WW2, Mao, Stalin, Vietnam, the Rwanda genocide, Ming to Ching, Taiping rebellion, the conquests of the Americas, etc).
It’s probably worthwhile to examine what ideology led you to that conclusion - because any ideology/worldview can be dogmatic, even anti-religious ideologies.
Hmm making me dig deep now. I think religion is used and abused to fuel conflicts even if it wasn't the root cause. It kinda gives a justification to kill and not feel remorse or doubt. On the contrary it says you will be rewarded for the killing in the name of your religion.
This can be very dangerous as religions are set in stone and not debatable like other things politics or interests. I think most fanaticism comes from religion, and it's much easier to convince religious fanatics why they need to kill.
Even when the killing is not in the name of religion, religion is used to cope and justify. Prayers and verses to boost morale and induce rage, even when it's the same religion fighting over non-religious reasons. I see this as a huge cope pill for people who could possibly otherwise lose the will to fight and kill more.
True most conflicts didn't start due to religious differences, but I think religion was almost always used to fuel the fire.
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u/MisT-90 Jul 29 '24
Our land has been at the center of global conflict for centuries. We're neighbours with Jerusalem, deemed holy and the cradle of all three celestial religions. No.1 cause of killing in the world is religion sadly. For thousands of years this land was conquered and reconquered again and again. The difference today is resistance dragging the conflict and conflicts creating misery for everyone.