does men taking a book and justifying a war over their interpretation make the book bad or the man bad?

Question

ie: the bible , the quran , darwin's origin of species

Answer 1

the man

Answer 2

The man. It's him taking his interpretation of it. Every person may have a different view of it, and it was just his view to take the information and turn it into justifying a war. Someone else may say it's written proof as to why war shouldn't happen. It's strictly his opinion of what the book says. Funny how you'll probably get many people who give this same response, but if you ask about music influence on people and they'll give you a totally different response. With the school shootings they were all blaming Marilyn Manson and other artists...but isn't it the same as reading material...isn't it just the way the kids interpret the music??

Answer 3

Great question,

One thing is clear to me. There are interpretations and some litteral aspects in most religious books.

Religion however, if it is not understood as a means to understand and become who we truly are and is rather used as something to be followed and submitted to, then we have the issues and problems that we see around the world.

This said. Some religious texts may inspire and others dictate.
Some clearly define how to wage war, to whom, when, and set rules and laws and jurisprudence to comply and apply war... Basically, a big part of the book is a manual with instructions as to the behavior of the one seeking litteral non nonsense non mystical application of the BOOKs autoriy on the related religion. A non nonsense, non subtil way to wage war, that can be applied litterally.

The issue in this case is:

Does a book that "incite" towards waging war, can really be defined as an "interpretation" ? When there are aspects that clearly condemns those who do not follow the duty of waging or supporting war?

If this book is also seen and understood by all its coreligionists as the finale Miracle of God rather than God inspired, then YES a book is a justification for war in most cases.... Yet, I only know of one Religious Book that fully support waging war.

And since it is not politically correct to say it.... I am sure most will understand which one it is.

Answer 4

Any man who starts a war over an interpretation is in the wrong not the book how can you blame a book for being a book or hold it accountable for non existant actions.On the other hand all mankind is responsible for their actions and reactions.

Answer 5

The book might actually say that and so it isn't a good book to follow. However, it is always the person's fault for following the advice.

Are humans impressionable? Yes. Are we all super smart, and can read through deception? No... Does that mean it isn't our fault? No, but does the maker of the book have something to answer for? Maybe, but then they are dead so its utterly futile.

It is a crime to print materials that incite violence and hatred now, so if someone did print a book that plainly did this, it would not be legal to buy or distribute it in my country. So the book would clearly have to incite violence, I wonder if we can get some religious books banned under this law? Joke but thanks for the thought.

Answer 6

Man

Answer 7

just curious who started a war under the banner of charles darwin


and clearly, its not at all the books fault, it would be the fault of the psychotic maniac who declares war in the name of your lord and savior jesus christ, or the psychotic maniac who declares war in the name of jihad allah, or the psychotic maniac atheist who has a chemical imbalance in his brain and goes kuku

as for the book, the book says slavery is permissible, and i read your answer, very well researched, so the thing about debts, so that means god said its ok to own a person as property, so that person doesn't have to have a credit card or anything that person instead would go to work for that other person, so isnt that a job, then why call it a slave

i still think thats insane to call it a slave, this indeed even if it is a rule to be nice to your slave, its still involuntary ownership,

Answer 8

It is always the man. We are soley responsible for our own actions. Look at it this way...
There is controversy over violence in video games. If a kid plays a violent game and then goes and kills someone, is it the video games' fault? The same could be said with movies, and music as well. I am personally sick of people blaming objects for their own bad decisions.

Answer 9

It makes the man bad. Another good example is the Communist Manifesto. Lenin, Stalin, & Trotsky took their enterpretation of Marx's novel and turned communism into something Marx never intended.

Answer 10

It makes the CONCEPT of justifying things with a book bad.

Answer 11

The man bad.