What is the most common cause of disputes and bloodshed in the world?

Question

Is it WEALTH or POWER?

Answer 1

Everyone on that has answered seems to be close, but the number one reason is LAND. More fights/wars have come due to land disputes, conquest for more land, and envy of others land than anything else. Sure Greed is the sin that is fueling the want, but ultimatly it is over land.

Answer 2

Colonies were the common cause for both both the world war.
If colonism existed there was every chance of having a third world war.
If now a world war breaks then it will lead to mass destruction as now almost every country possess nuclear weapon.

Answer 3

neither...but it involved informations transform into mis-communication & mis-understanding..

report inaccurate information and incomplete analyzation will turn the whole world into doomed..

just remember the war that we are in now, is it for wealth or power? neither either...

Answer 4

Religion. This "holy ground" bullshit must have satan laughing up his sleeve, it's caused more fights than anything else I know of.

Answer 5

It is neither. Greed and Jealousy are the root cause.

Answer 6

Mostly it is differing points of view, greed and opposing believes in matters of religion, and faith.

Answer 7

I would lean more twards religious disputes myself....

Answer 8

neither.......it is religion........no joke......everyone thinks their god is the only true god.........from atheist to zen........most people and cultures are not "open" enough to accept differing religious beliefs

Answer 9

money