why is religion taken so seriously? why does it cause wars? when so little proof has been found to back it up?

Answer 1

Economics and politics are the cause of wars, not religion.

Answer 2

Religion for some people is not just a personal set of convictions but a way of life. In the West (U.S., Europe) religion has been separated from government, law, and policy decisions. In the Arab world there is "no greater law than Islam" and therefore many governments form their law around that.

To complicate issues more in some parts of the world education is limited to what the local religious leaders say is "true". Some grow up with little formal education and are taught that religion is a reason to kill with the prospect of a better life than the one they have.

In short, a lack of education and a society which does not promote universal human value and religious tolerance breeds violence in the name of faith.

Answer 3

there is more proof to back up religion than there is to prove the existence of julius caeser. interesting.

religion still exists because there is no evidence to disprove it. science has questions it cant answer, but religion can. until science has absolutely every answer, we are likely to see christianity and other religions here for a very long time.

not all religions cause war by the way. islam does. check your facts before you go making rash statements like that!

any more questions fire them my direction :)

Answer 4

Why does everything think religion causes wars. Where did this come from, the same e-mails taht say Mars will be bigger than the moon this month!?

WArs are about lands, slaves and resources.

Wars are about Oil.

If there was no Oil in IRaq we wouldn't be there.

Wars are also about reclaiming land.

Wars are also about settling old scores.

Answer 5

No proof is needed because they have "faith" or, in simple terms, they're gullible.
As for the wars, so long as they're one religion against another there's no problem. We get rid of the superstitious and it helps to solve the world's overpopulation problem.

Answer 6

If you care to study history seriously enough, I think you will find that Religon (at least in the past...) does not cause wars, it's used as an excuse for war. MONEY=POWER=POLITICS or whatever order you choose to put the 3 evils in.

Answer 7

Because religious people are taught as children that they'll go to Hell if they don't believe. Then they grow up still believing this and try to convince everyone who's a nonbeliever that their belief system is correct and they start wars to change peoples minds so they won't be alone with their insanity.

Answer 8

Religion doesn't cause wars any more than cars cause accidents. People cause wars. Its not the vehicle; it's the driver.

Answer 9

I have ask this question myself. No one seems to have an answer. My problem is, if religion is the basis for peace, then why do so many people killing in the name of God. I don't think that was His intention.

Answer 10

Most people need something in there life to cling to in there fragile existence. religion seems to fill that need although it is unproven, evolution has proved to be a lot more reliable but peeps cannot worship scientist and archeologist's.

Answer 11

beacause of the tradition we had grown with. and another is the older generation introduced to us to be serious on religion... but if us new generations could change the flow by showing them that it's not religion that's important, " it's the relation to God that's important"...