War and Religion

**CivilWars** · 08-07-10, 06:33 PM

I think I got a little dumber just skimming some of the posts in this topic.

**flame** · 08-07-10, 08:27 PM

so I had a funny thought pop in my head... The game of Risk... What is the point? You win by controlling all the land!

**DuDDy** · 08-07-10, 09:15 PM

Another reason why some countries go to war is the belief in racial superiority. This is what is going on in Africa right now, and has gone in the past in Europe. Ultimately though, the wars are fought for land and power, but get wrapped up with religious overtones so that the people in charge will have an easier time to convince the masses that the war is a good thing. It goes the same with racial superiority as well.

**~~hawgballs~~** · 08-08-10, 08:29 AM

Originally Posted by dex71

If we wiped all religion off of the planet....there would still be killings,wars,starving,greed....all of it.

But they would at the very least be more palatable.

**dex71** · 08-08-10, 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by hawgballs

But they would at the very least be more palatable.

So......Religion is bad because it makes War less "palatable". Good to know.

**~~hawgballs~~** · 08-08-10, 08:40 AM

No, religion is just not that good,......

And whether it is the main reason for war, or just a facade to entice the masses to be hungry for war,.......... then major part of those wars.

**dex71** · 08-08-10, 08:46 AM

Wars are fueled by greed. It doesn't matter how they are managed, as long as someone wants power,there will always be wars.
That isn't the fault of religion.

**~~hawgballs~~** · 08-08-10, 08:51 AM

Originally Posted by dex71

Wars are fueled by greed. It doesn't matter how they are managed, as long as someone wants power,there will always be wars.
That isn't the fault of religion.

Horseshit, if it is the catalyst to get the masses to move, then it is a main reason for fighting. It is the fault of the religion and the religious that endorse the act of going to war.

**dex71** · 08-08-10, 08:59 AM

Originally Posted by hawgballs

Horseshit, if it is the catalyst to get the masses to move, then it is a main reason for fighting. It is the fault of the religion and the religious that endorse the act of going to war.

The catalyst is greed. Greed for power....pure and simple. Whether it's the money that land brings, or the control over people, it boils down to greed. Everything else is just a label.
Money,Power,and Greed cause wars......If you took religion completely out of the picture,there would still be wars.

**~~hawgballs~~** · 08-08-10, 09:06 AM

Originally Posted by dex71

The catalyst is greed. Greed for power....pure and simple. Whether it's the money that land brings, or the control over people, it boils down to greed. Everything else is just a label.
Money,Power,and Greed cause wars......If you took religion completely out of the picture,there would still be wars.

Greed doesn't get the masses to fight. Religion is what got the masses to fight. Take away the religious reasoning for going to war, and you then don't have much of a fighting force, do you? If the religious leadership condones going to war, then that religious leadership and it's religion are complicit.