The who knows approach is a dogma by atheists. There is definitely people who know the truth about all this.
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Why are Abrahamic religions so violent? It's the blood.
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The who knows approach is a dogma by atheists. There is definitely people who know the truth about all this.
Names please?
Perhaps you mean egotistical people who like to con everyone that they have tje answers.
It did not happen so no one can know, hence "who knows"
Maybe because so many who have violent natures use religion as an excuse and twist/distort/rewrite the scriptures to match their inner violent natures.
firedragon
Veteran Member
Disagree. Your premise itself is false and just arbitrary feelings. You ask "why" based on no basis so it's a false premise.
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firedragon
Veteran Member
Nope. Not true.
Aupmanyav
Be your own guru
Agree. History is witness.
PureX
Veteran Member
... And in the name of ego, and greed, and tribalism, and conquest, and even science. Homo Sapiens are a species that is very willing and able to use violence, even against their own, to survive and thrive. And it's strange, really, because it so unnecessary and self-destructive. As the same could be achieved far more effectively and productively through intelligent mutual cooperation. Yet to this day we still turn to violence against each other and against the world as our first 'go-to' solution to any impediment to our desires.
It’s a great conduit and in keeping with the vein of thought (forgive the pun) but blood violence and torture are all apparent,not only that but self torture like religious flagellation which is still practiced today,check out Opus Dei,for them “no pain no gain”,humans are violent and humans chose what to put in those books so it’s not surprising imo.
Augustus
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Given history is also witness to the Romans, Persians, Mongols, Greeks, Scythians, Egyptians, Hittites, Babylonians, Chinese, Japanese, Vikings, and so forth, I don't see any evidence that the Abrahamic cultures stand out as being more violent than the average.
ppp
Well-Known Member
It was formed by a culture constantly competing for limited resources with their neighbors
Apart from Abrahmics number being in billions so the impact is more violent now.
Much of it driven by religion
Augustus
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But if they don't stand out as being more violent than the average, whatever replaced them would likely be equally violent.
An example:
The Mongols (and related steppes nomads) had conquered a fair chunk of the world, and then some of them, to better the territory they had conquered, converted to Islam.
Then, after that, they continue being violent and warlike same as before, but some people will look back and say "Look at these violent Muslims, their religion makes them violent. You see, it's in the Quran. Everything would be so much better without religion".
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Colt
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Blood sacrifice is a part evolved religions around the world.
Has it ever been better with religion?,as I said before it’s a great conduit for violence,humans are naturally violent,religion just makes many feel special imo.
Augustus
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And people supported the Iraq War in the name of human rights and liberal democracy.
Ideologies and belief systems make people feel special. Religion is no better or worse in this regard.
Mark Charles Compton
Pineal Peruser
Torn...
I have a hypothesis that the texts involving the tabernacle are tactics of overland militancy. Vinegar to disinfect. Wine for safe mobile hydration. Ranks and procedures.
This could potentially be more influential than just within the methods of maintaining a mobile camp.
I agree to some point,some religions promise other worldly unrealistic promises though that cannot be verified.
Mark Charles Compton
Pineal Peruser
I have heard an anthropologist make claims that there is evidence to suggest that pre-modern man and our cousins such as Neanderthal had a more comfortable existence, due to their social and communal cooperation needs.
Based on my knowledge i would like to.agree with him.
Ive studied early modern humans for a few years, there is no evidence of wars, inter tribal bickering etc. In places like la roque saint christophe there is tentative evidence that early modern humans coexisted wit neanderthal.