• ChouxFleur@lemmy.world
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          1 year ago

          Are they the root, or are they a justification? Seems like a pretty reductive take, to be honest.

          Wars have been occurring for a long time, and generally a desire for resources (including control over people) is a leading cause. Religion is an easy thing to use to get people to lay their lives on the line for you if they already have that belief. Equally it’s an easy scapegoat for anti-religious people to blame wars on as well.

          This conflict isn’t just about religion. If it was then Israel’s neighbours probably would have got involved as well.

    • Square Singer@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      Interesting take after about a century of World Wars, Cold War and other global conflicts that where mostly not about religion at all.

    • zerotime@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      I don’t think so. The religions are an easy way to legitimate wars but they are not the first reason for them. (And look at Buddhism. They found a way to a healthy lifestyle. ~Fake News. I didn’t know what happend in Myanmar and Burma for example.)

      • Killing_Spark@feddit.de
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        1 year ago

        In this case it literally is the cause. Israel was founded on this land because of the religious ties to this exact place.

      • Syndic@feddit.de
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        1 year ago

        And look at Buddhism. They found a way to a healthy lifestyle.

        Unfortunately even Buddhist aren’t perfect. Just look what’s going on in Burma/Myanmar.

        But regardless it’s correct that Religion often is used as a tool for parties to gain and exercise political power.