most major wars though history have been brought on by apparent conflicts by diffent religions...or is it actually people using religion as a excuse to hide thier real reasons
2006-09-08 01:21:30 · 29 answers · asked by lee b 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
just for some people who havnt got the question i wasnt neccesarily saying that religion causes all war, i was asking if it is used as a front for other means
2006-09-08 01:30:25 · update #1
just for some people who havnt got the question i wasnt neccesarily saying that religion causes all war, i was asking if it is used as a front for other means
2006-09-08 01:30:30 · update #2
Actually I beleive Mao put it best "Religion is the opiate of the masses". Religion has been the cause of a great deal of bloodshed. But I propose to you there would be more bloodshed without religion.
The majority require an absolute authoritarian structure to tell them how to live. They also require the threat of punishment (i.e. the afterlife).
Without that the rabble would be totally rudderless and even more savage than they are now.
We are after all just hairless apes and will behave like mindless savages when given an opportunity.
2006-09-08 01:26:02 · answer #1 · answered by Dane 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Right now on the planet the most destructive force is none other than us(human beings) The religion also is made/invented for the comfort of ours by the grand old people. At that time they don't think of wars because religion. Again it is made by us for separate entity divided people on religion base. So the destruction came. Actually the religion is based on their profession in earlier days. The profession now available to all others because of survival factor. But the religion was not accepted by us commonly. So the struggle will continue for ever in the planet by ourselves.
2006-09-08 01:42:29 · answer #2 · answered by prasadrao y 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a total atheist, I agree. In fact, I think religions have beening hindering the developing of science, an important force with which we can make our lives easier (we all appreciate the washing machine at least)
I understand that in the past, when technology was in a very primitive stage and natural disasters were a myth, people turn to religion, attempting to buy some security. It is a normal mentality as in times of uncertainty, we are all mentally weak and desperately seeking a way out. As we know the world better, there are more things that we can do, instead of passively kneeling in front of the altar and pray.
2006-09-08 01:30:17 · answer #3 · answered by dealer 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, you are wrong. Most major wars are not about religion. This is a phrase that people keep throwing around. You would have to give me examples, if you have them.
WW2
Vietnam
WW1
Civil War (US)
Revolutions
Great wars of Russia
Wars of conquest (genghis Khan)
Pol Pot
Napoleonic wars
That is just a start. This is anti-religion garbage that you've been handed and you never stopped to think about it.
So, start thinking.
Some wars...yeah I'm sure...like the MUSLIM INVASION of europe...but not most in any sense.
2006-09-08 01:31:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem arises when the underlying beliefs, principles and practices of a religion come into conflict with the desire for power. Once personal ego gets into the equation, the religion simply becomes a vehicle for controlling others and satisfying personal goals. History holds endless examples of this.
2006-09-08 03:12:25 · answer #5 · answered by Shad 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humans are the most destructive force on the planet.
I've always wondered why, for instance, most Christian religions can't even abide by the 1st of the 10 commandments:
...You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or worship them...
I mean, the churches are filled with idols of Jesus, Maria and all them saints...
2006-09-08 01:30:31 · answer #6 · answered by Walter W. Krijthe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a tool for destruction. If you can control people by getting them to believe superstitions, you get a lot of power. Religion shuts off people's minds. That's human nature. Give people a made up answer to their concerns and it relieves them from having to think for themselves.
Religion also causes destruction through holding back scientific progress and stagnating societies. The wholesale guilt it instills in people is psychologically damaging.
2006-09-08 01:22:51 · answer #7 · answered by nondescript 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since the Egyptians, leaders have tried to consolidate their power and position by claiming links with a God or higher being. The Egyptian pharoahs did this, right up to George Dubya claiming God told him to invade. So when leaders make decisions to fight it is impossible to separate whether religion or their own wishes are causing/escalating the conflict.
Religion brings people together - it is something that binds or connects people from England to Brazil to Australia to Japan, and beyond. So I don't think it's destructive
2006-09-08 01:22:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Man Kinds its self is the most destructive.
Religion is just an excuse for some peoples actions.
2006-09-08 01:24:40 · answer #9 · answered by sshazzam 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's ambitious people cloacked in religious authority that cause such wars. And yes, people use religion as an excuse to cover reasons that would inspire very few (of the cannon fodder, especially) to go to war.
2006-09-08 01:26:15 · answer #10 · answered by AlphaOne_ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋