Does islamic, christianity, or jeudism justify war?
- Thread starter RickyH
- Start date
But, religion is probably the most genious thing ever brought to us.
Help's enforce law's forcertain culture's
Give's a stndard of living
provide's a place you go when you are dead
without some of those reason's people wouldn't care about law's or dying and we would most likely live in anarchy with constant battle's and war. Then you would be praying for somthing to keep order.
Help's enforce law's forcertain culture's
Give's a stndard of living
provide's a place you go when you are dead
without some of those reason's people wouldn't care about law's or dying and we would most likely live in anarchy with constant battle's and war. Then you would be praying for somthing to keep order.
Cultures with strong religious view may have less of certain types of crime, but they make up for it in other ways. For instance, you might be less likely to get robbed in a muslim slum, but they are more likely to commit ideological violence against people of other religions.
Ricky Houy said:
You do realize that you have described our world today, right? Constant battles and wars - check. People who don't care about following the law - check. People who don't care about dying (suicide bombers) - check. Anarchy is the only thing we don't have, yet. I'm sure that will come later. Religion has changed nothing. I'm not denying it has done a lot of good, because it has. But to say our world would be anarchy and choas without religion is being ignorant of our current state, which is controlled choas thanks to democracy, not necessarily religion.
Oh, and secular democracies have a more stable and moral society than religious governments, as proven by Israel and the Muslim countries.
Ricky Houy said:
And the fact that people can use religion to go to war (and that supposed "small group of people" have caused millions of deaths) is reason enough to abolish it. I believe in God, but I will not conform to any religion because that leads to ignorance, bigotry, closed-mindedness, and violence.
So... if politics is used as a reason to go to war, abolish politics? If money/economics is used as a reason to go to war, abolish money/economics? If the name of Justice is used as a reason to go to war, abolish Justice? If the sake of freedom is used as a reason to go to war, abolish freedom? Have I missed something?
beyondtimeandspace said:
No, because war over politics is justified in comparison to war over religion. All war is pointless, but if a country is fighting another country to gain economic power to better the lives of it's citizens or to oust a harsh regime, that war is more justified than fighting another country because they don't agree with your messiah.