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Atheists & Agnostics

walkingman

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6. It's foolish to presume *anything* in the Middle East/Levant is non-religious in nature.

Reply to RussBLib (Original post)

Mon Oct 9, 2023, 01:12 PM

Oct 2023

Religion is used to mobilize angry young men who are often angry for reasons that are irreligious. Religion cannot be untangled from this conflict. It is absolutely an exacerbating factor. But there are absolutely other factors that have been feeding this fire for years, aggravating the situation needlessly.

Hamas is not representative of Palestinian or Arabs any more than Trump is of US.

Religion is like Oxygen to this fire, not the fuel itself.

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How much of this Israeli-Palestinian conflict could have been avoided.... [View all] RussBLib Oct 2023 OP

It's like, "we're gonna kill you and your family and take your home, and God says it's OK" Walleye Oct 2023 #1

thats what the Gop says all the time about freedoms samnsara Oct 2023 #14

I don't think this war is about religion. Lonestarblue Oct 2023 #2

That's a good recap RussBLib Oct 2023 #5

People use religion to legitimize hate. Karadeniz Oct 2023 #3

Not to mention assloads of every type of bs jfz9580m Feb 2024 #17

Origin myths about promised lands and superheroes, god given property rights and dominance, Magoo48 Oct 2023 #4

It's foolish to presume *anything* in the Middle East/Levant is non-religious in nature. walkingman Oct 2023 #6

i dont think a holy war can ever be won and i dont even know which side to take samnsara Oct 2023 #13

Me too! It is a shame we waste so much of our time fighting and killing one another. ☮ walkingman Oct 2023 #15

In my humble opinion... NeoGreen Oct 2023 #7

"The most detestable wickedness, the most horrid cruelties, and the greatest miseries, anciano Oct 2023 #8

Yes and no, they're both Abrahamic books Warpy Oct 2023 #9

That it is called the "Holy Land" is the ultimate irony. progressoid Oct 2023 #10

If not for religion Mr.Bill Oct 2023 #11

If Not For Religion They Might Make Love Not War MayReasonRule Oct 2023 #12

That sums it up. Butterflylady Dec 2023 #16