I think when people focus on religion and act like hate is primarily derived from religious difference it offsets the real fact that hate is a product of differences and peoples inablity to cope with them.
Is Hate Delusional Thinking?
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I think when people focus on religion and act like hate is primarily derived from religious difference it offsets the real fact that hate is a product of differences and peoples inablity to cope with them.
and to add to that, that differences are used by small groups of people and individuals to rile up majorities for the ends of those small groups. These ends are often rather secular in nature: money, power, resources (energy resources, land, etc.)......These differences can be racial, religious, belief centered, cultural, financial, national......
belief without proof exists in many forms without being delusional..
IE;
life on other planets.
big bang.
evolution.
posting..
politicians.
health care.
freedom...
yes indeed, power being the real catalyst.
Actually I guess difference would be the catalyst and power the cause.
well..think of it like this..what if..money/land/power/resource were divided up evenly so no one person would have more than the other...hate would still exist..
Well as long as human beings are different they will fight over their differences. Making everyone on equal material/financial footing would eliminate some difference, but racial ,cultural, geographical and sexual differences would still exist.
I would say difference is the excuse or the marketing point for whatever the power seekers want to have happen.
I don't think it has to be like this. I have been in environments with a wide range of differences where there was no violence. I realize fight can also mean arguing, etc., and I do see some struggle to be present, but I think war, etc., does not have to inevitable.
that would require the ppl involve to be responsible for their own emotional state of being..and not blame others for how they are feeling..
Givin the history of the human race I have doubts about our ability to maintian that kind of long term rational thought.
Or to blame others in a primarily emotional way, rather than a physical one or by labeling the other person or group as subhuman or evil. 'I hate when you do that.' is a lot easier to work with than 'you are Lucifer's lapdog and always will be.'
He would have to actually exist first.
That's because religion still exists.
Those are beliefs that would considered delusional without being educated. Big difference.
Or, more precisely, religion makes good people do bad things.
Indoctrination overrules the choices one makes.
What bad things do you refer? Would that be my disgust for your cult? How is that a bad thing, LG?