What is the point of religion, when i causes sooo many wars?!?
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Power is the impetus for war.\nReligion, land, politics...are the fall guys for power mongers.
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orrnancy and WT&WJ have it right.  Religion can be detrimental to a person.  In "religion" one can get so caught up in trying to "do all the right things" and such that they get burned out.  Religion was not what we were intended to have.  We were intended to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, not to think that we have to serve people all the time.\n\nDon't get me wrong - serving is a great thing, but if that's all you focus on, then you're going to be hurt one of these days.  It's the same with anything else that you feel you are required to do to get into heaven.  All that's required of you is to accept Jesus as your Savior, and the rest of the things in "relgion" are simply perks that you can do to show the rest of the world how much they need Jesus.
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Dear Reluctant Religioun,\nIts just that "religion" is man made. A thought inspired by Satan. But being a Christian means to be Christ-like. Its not like that the so-called "religious leaders" tell thier followers to "hate" people. Just hate the man-made religion. Kind of like hate the game not the player. After all its not that we fight agianst another but agianst wicked spiritual forces. (thats paraphrased) Do you get it now? I sure hope so. God bless you. PZB
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No.... Ignorance is.  Religion is no more the cause of wars than peace, greed, hate, or the color of skin is.\n\nIf you love God and keep his commandments you love peace.
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Religion was designed to Comfort and Amuse you\n\nIf you are not amused or comforted by yours - \nFind a New Religion that Comforts and Amuses you
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There will always be war because people will always disagree.  Religion, politics etc....
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Thanks dear, you have a very good question.God is one so why  many religion,people are mud,not understand fighting each other by religion but they forget we are coming from one father and one mother our religion and faith must be one and belived in one God,I request all religious leader in the world sit togather with their religious holly books and advice to the follower not to fight each other by religion and belive in one God.
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i don't know.\n \nalthough you are trying to make God and religion sound Violante, let me remind you that most wars are fought for individual rights. such as here in America our first war was for the right to rule our self, had almost nothing to do with religion, second main war was to settle the argument for slavery, had very little to do with religion. next main war was WWI, it started when a driver took a wrong turn and some one from Austria got assassinated. had nothing to do with religion. next major war was ww2. it had to do with Hitler invading country's, and the Japanese bombing us. than there was koria. had to do with borders and Communism. next war was Vietnam same as before. wow, all these wars and not a single one over God. \n bu bu but in philosophy class thay said God caused all these wars.\n just because theres a war in the middle east dose not mean it was caused by or for God.\n geeze, most of you people wont even live for God, let alone die for Him.
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yeah i agree, we are the only people that aren't crazy enough to start wars about our religion! these religious fanatics need to get a grip on reality..... if only they were not brainwashed and studied physics and quantum physics they would know that all that religion crap is LIES!!!!
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Study history.  \n\nKingdoms and government come and go.  Religions are recast every couple thousand years.  Humans slowly get smarter and learn to spread information faster.  You are but part of a large cycle of existance on this planet.  Take faith in your ability to do what you can to better mankind and find strength in the fact that both the people before you and after you will take up your cause.
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By the time I read all of the answers I realized that my thoughts had pretty much been covered. So kudos to all above me!\n\nBut I do want to emphasize what Snehal has proposed. One world........no religions. I agree with the answer that said that religions have basic similarities but that man has chosen to use their religion inappropriately. Wars have been fought merely over "interpretations." People have died for believing differently. Lives have been controlled because of those reading religion as a misinterpreted call for power. People are told what to think and what not to think and are condemned for differing opinions. \n\nI'm sure right now someone reading this is shaking their head thinking, "She has no clue what she is talking about." If it would stop with that, all would be fine. We are all entitled to have our own opinions. It is when someone will write me slamming me for my beliefs and finding  a way to avenge my thoughts by blasting me somewhere that we realize this is symbolic of our world's problems. It's not just because of religion of course. Religion is the scapegoat. Man can blame his judgements of others on the fact that they belong to "the wrong" religion. If we didn't have religions..........we would all have to face what we really are without the use of the scapegoat. \n\nGod? Well I believe we have a higher order. Does he want religions killing and disagreeing? *cough* Think about what He would write if he answered this question. :)
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I couldn't answer in details as I don't know the specifics of the situation... but just generally as I see it, almost everything on earth goes through some kind of cycle.\n\nBut you're right it's one thing that is BLOODY ridiculous!\n\nThough everyone is entitled to his own cause, whether for religion or politics, we must think of the common good for everyone.  And if ever, we would cling to the words of the Bible that we're created in the image and likeness of God, we must NOT be hurting others, much as we wouldn't like to be hurt.  More so that people should not be killing people, because we are all the same in this world all having the rights for life, for love, for everything we're entitled.\n\nAnd even if we don't believe in God nor in any religion, may we just ask ourselves, "Do we really like what is happening, such as these wars for eons...?" -- and if the answer is NO, and I think it's just COMMON SENSE that we should stop doing such.\n\nBut even if unknowingly, we have been molded by the "structural system" in our society, that we must be like what we believe is right for us... when when see the killings and damages to life and properties, is not enough to say that IT'S ENOUGH!  \n\nIn simple Philosophy we are not ordinary animals... we have FREE WILL and MIND to think what to choose what to do or not to do.
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In the real world there are things called strategic resources which countries desperately need, they are willing to fight for them.  Also, religion makes people hate each other. ect.  It's not realistic that war will go away any time soon.
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Again, good point. Religion is the great distraction...
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Religion and/or money is the root of every single conflict that you can find in history.  Sad, but true.
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Kinda makes religion seem like a bunch of nonsense doesn't it?
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don't u believe in religion?\ni  suppose those who realize the importance of believing in god,who realize dat after all dis hype u get in this life,there's gotta b sumthg more.....\nTHAT'S WHY THEY BLIEV IN RELIGION\nn personally,i find it extremely comforting dat i hav god 2 turn to when i hav no one else in dis world.\nit's important to bliev in god.n religion is d guideline u hav 2 follow if u really wanna follow ur god's wishes,how he wants mankind to live,\n2....riots,violence.those r NOT d result of religion.NO RELIGION IN DIS WORLD TEACHES IT'S FOLLOWERS TO CREATE VIOLENCE.violence is d result of all d ass holes who create propaganda , so dat others wuld bicker ovr small ishues n diffrences...it is all to d assholes' advantage\nAtleast dat's what i think.\nsorry it's a long answer