• GBU_28@lemm.ee
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    7 months ago

    Linking to the serb / Bosnian war is kinda cheating.

    That’s an absolutely atrocious event, which indeed was caused by christians, no doubt. But that whole region was awash with every possible flavor of violence.

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        7 months ago

        In fairness, it’s also just a tool to justify the violence against others. “No, I don’t want your territory, that would be bad. I want to follow God command, and if there’s riches by accident…”

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          7 months ago

          That seemed clear when I first learned of European imperialism. We learned about Spanish conquest of the new world, we would study their reasons for going to the west. Quoting the period they would say they needed to spread religion, but also that there happened to be a fabled city of gold that they had to find. It’s no different today. Authoritarian governments will use whatever means to spread their culture and dominance. Religion is a convenient tool, if properly studied though how can it actually justify any atrocities? Every major religion has specific guidelines about not killing innocent people, not doing ‘evil’, helping the needy, etc.

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        7 months ago

        In fairness, it’s also just a tool to justify the violence against others. “No, I don’t want your territory, that would be bad. I want to follow God command, and if there’s riches by accident…”