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MissMarple

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3. Thank you for the link.

Reply to cbayer (Original post)

Tue Apr 10, 2012, 05:11 PM

Apr 2012

I am happy to have my preconceptions refuted. Believing provably wrong things is a bit like having spinach in your teeth or the tag of your top flipped up. So many of us don't even blink when someone says religion is the cause of most wars. I've only gone so far to think it's not religion per se, but the love of power or influence or need for resources. Although faith can be manipulated to rile people up.

I really must remember to proof read carefully.

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Is Religion the Cause of Most Wars? [View all] cbayer Apr 2012 OP

Just as a general rule, would you expect unbiased assessment from a cleric-- or from an historian? dimbear Apr 2012 #1

Religion can be the excuse, but sarge43 Apr 2012 #2

Thank you for the link. MissMarple Apr 2012 #3

don't think so. Its always control of assets (land, natural resources, whatever) but Fresh_Start Apr 2012 #4

Usually religion is not the cause of wars, but Tomay Apr 2012 #5

Most of the world, through most of history, it was meaningless to SEPARATE economics from religion saras Apr 2012 #6