It is often said that religion is the primary cause of war/violence. However, is this statement really accurate?
Among the overwhelming majority of wars throughout all of history, even those considered to be “religious wars”, there has nearly always been a STATE involved with its financing. It’s easy for atheists to falsely blame “religion” for war and violence while ignoring this fact.
Further, when the claim is made that religion is the primary cause of war (and/or violence) throughout history, it’s rarely if ever considered that “religion” includes different forms of worship other than of a supreme being or God.
For example, STATE worship is a form of religion which has been largely adopted by societies throughout time via the philosophy of Collectivism, which dishonors individual free will. Those in society who wish to impose their will over the otherwise free will of the individual, strive to do so in most every case through the power of the STATE and regardless of the issue.
This often initially occurs in a non-violent way, like imposing some law upon others in accordance with some collective cause. However, while such an act may appear to be “non-violent”, in nearly every case this new law has in some way violated the Natural Rights of the individual, and is therefore provocative toward violence.
When those being victimized by such acts of tyranny speak out against it, they are often then vilified by the collective masses who initiated the provoking action toward violence. As tensions grow without redress of such grievances against one’s Natural Rights, violence is a likely outcome on some level — this is how wars begin.
Therefore, it would be far more accurate to say, “Collectivism causes war/violence”.
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bernard baruch carman
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