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Originally Posted by Russ D
It's up to you to think whatever you want - but if you serious believe that if you'd removed religion from the equasion then these people would not have fought or killed then indeed, let's leave it there.
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With all due respect, yes, I do believe that to be the case.
What other reason, beyond a rationale prejudiced against the religion / religious beliefs of the jews, would have brought about the holocaust?
The crusades and the Spanish inquisition were carried out purely on religious grounds. What other ulterior motive was there for them to take place?
Rwanda & the Balkans. Socioeconomic conflicts based on religious beliefs.
There are currently 18 acknowledged significant religious conflicts ongoing in the world which, collectively, have accounted for many hundreds of thousands of deaths.
"Power, greed, wealth, all other well-known causes of wars". Indeed. And also rife in almost every religious practice throughout the globe.
Yes, lets leave it there.