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There are many common misconceptions about religion that are often taken as unquestioned facts, such as the idea that religious people are inherently anti-science, that a literal reading of holy texts is the “true” religious stance, that faith is incompatible with reason, and that all religions claim to posses sole and absolute truth.
While all these ideas are true for a minority of the population, they do not describe normative religious beliefs and practices for the majority of believers. It is understandable that these misconceptions persist, though, because they come from the loudest voices on the extremes, and like other polarizing positions in politics and culture are simplistic ideas that promote easy “us vs. them” thinking. But there is one common misconception about religion that is voiced often and consistently as an obvious truth — often by educated, thoughtful people –that is just not factually true: The idea that religion has been the cause of most wars.
Categories: Americas, Politics, Religion, Religion & Science, Socioeconomics, War
Right. Religion is often ‘mis-used’ for war, but the real reason behind is usually power and money.
Similarly in the Shiah-Sunni-Shiah struggle between Iran and Saudi Arabia there is nothing religious in it. It is a power struggle for dominance. Similarly the internal struggles in Syria and Iraq have nothing to do with religion. It is the power people are after.
Reminds me of a quote:
Take a big dose of greed, add in a few dashes of fear, and season with a disregard for human life, and you get the recipe for war