Is it fair to blame all the world's wars on religion?

Question

Or is it the case that the humans are naturally a tribal people who group themselves into nationalities, religious affiliation, sports team, sexual orientation and countless other groups and therefore without religion the wars would be happening anyway?

Answer 1

nations certainly invoke God to justify their misdeeds. makes them feel less guilty about killing other people.

without religion, they would still be plenty of things to fight about. energy resources (oil), wealth (gold, money), women (?)

Answer 2

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Answer 3

eesh satan??? why is everyone going on about satan?? take responsibility people! (i honestly feel like punching satan pushers, they are so stupid) but anyways, most wars in the past have been caused by religion, however now we are getting into the trend of having wars over ideologies (facism vs communism and the wobbly wall in between), its all pretty stupid. Noone conquers anyone else anymore or actually seems to benefit from modern armed conflict of any kind. So yea, without religion wars would probably still be going on, probably wouldnt be as many though

Answer 4

there are three ways to maintain control over a group of people. through the military, the political and through religion. when those in control are able to perform their duties properly they maintain control and if their abilities fail another group takes over until the same routine starts over. the people who are in control may determine the exchange of ideas with another group. these ideas are exchanged and better ideas are adopted by each group which continues until a society is born. societies band together with like ideas and when there is another society that has some resource that is needed such as water, land, minerals, etc. war can erupt and the stronger society takes over the weaker. not necessairly because of religious reasons but control over resources.

Answer 5

It is indeed wrong to blame all of this worlds wars on religion or on any specific group of people. There are always various things that come into play.

Answer 6

Yup it would happen no matter what people group themselves into.

I dont think all religions teach people to do wars.

and to answer : Is it fair to blame all the world's war on religion?
no, blame it on the people who make religion the reason for the war.

Answer 7

War is usually caused by pride, but religion is often a vehicle to facilitate it because it is one of the institutions in our society that instills great emotional draw that evil people use that emotional draw combined with their pride to start wars.

Answer 8

It's inevitable that war would happen without religion, However we also have the right to blamed them as they incited hate campaigns on other religions and cultures and forced it's way in to politics.

Answer 9

If people followed their religions correctly, there would be no war.

Yes, apparenlty most politicians like to give in to greed or lust for power, and do not care who dies for it, and the brainwashed masses follow blindly like sheep to the slaughter.

Answer 10

Thre will always be an 'excuse' to fight, if its not religion its the colour of your skin, if not that, because one eats McDonalds and the others prefer burgerKing.......

No war will always be with us because its human nature to destroy, fight and take more to better ourselves regardless of how we do it, and while were at it sod the planet !!!!

Answer 11

No. That would be unfair to the faithful.

Yes, Virginia, there would be war without religion.