Does monotheism cause violence? New book says, yes.

BidenPresident said:
Kim is critical of much of traditional Christian theology — and of monotheism in general. He endorses the critique of the so-called “Mosaic distinction” between true and false religion, which was proposed by Jan Assmann. The famous Egyptologist accused biblical narratives concerning Moses of introducing for the first time in history a sharp distinction between true and false religion — or true and false gods. He charged that such a distinction encouraged hostility to the worshipers of gods in other traditions, and alleged that biblical monotheism was uniquely culpable for religious violence.

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-center-did-not-hold/
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From reading that review, I'd say Kim is an idiot.

Buddhism doesn't have gods per se. It's more a philosophy than a religion combining the two. I should know, being Buddhist.

That aside, it is obvious from history that religion alone is not the usual cause of conflict but rather economics and social strife. Religion is often used as an excuse.

As an example that refutes Kim entirely, let's look at Mesoamerican polytheism. All of the Mesoamerican cultures practiced polytheism and all were incredibly violent and war-like. The Flower Wars of the Aztecs where the constant demand for sacrifices resulted in perpetual warfare is a perfect, but not isolated example.

The same holds true for Middle Eastern monotheism. If Islam hadn't risen, and then faced the Mongol invasion, it is likely that Christianity would have prevailed over the Middle East and Africa without bloodshed. It was only the intervention of a (largely) non-religious militant faction (the Mongols) that drove Islam into a corner of religious fervor that resulted in centuries of warfare.

India by geography avoided that. China and much of Asia simply rolled with the punches with various forms of Buddhism.

So, Kim's critique is largely one that's both shallow and incomplete.
 
Dutch Uncle said:
My favorite is still "normal tourist visit". He's a liar who supported the violence at the Capitol by his attempts to downplay the violence.
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My favorite are leftists moronically trying to change the meaning of insurrection to mean "TRESPASSING". :palm:

Of how about the massive burning, looting and murders of BLM riots being mostly peaceful. :palm:
 
Cypress said:
Religion doesn't operate in a vaccum. All conflicts in the Balkans, in the Middle East, in Palestine, in Kashmir in Myanmar are a deadly mixture of politics, culture, religion.

You asked if there were any examples of Christian communities engaging in mass violence in the last century. Full stop.

There were.

The genocide committed by Christians against Muslims in the Balkans. That was a deadly mixture of religion, politics, culture.
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Communists are not religious. Look at how awesome Godless Socialism has done throughout history:

Communism Killed 94 Million People in 20th Century
https://reason.com/2013/03/13/communism-killed-94m-in-20th-century/
 
Flash said:
Sure I can. There is no "reversal." Those involved in the militia groups were involved in an insurrection--or seditious conspiracy according to the DOJ because of all the evidence obtained about those groups that does not exist on most of the others.

You don't think a violent riot is worse than a peaceful protest? Or, in Ted Cruz's words, a terrorist attack.

Why do you defend a violent assault on the Capitol and police officers?
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Calling what happened on January 6th an insurrection or seditious conspiracy makes you and anyone else bloviating that stupidity look dumb. :palm:
 
Truth Detector said:
Communists are not religious. Look at how awesome Godless Socialism has done throughout history:

Communism Killed 94 Million People in 20th Century
https://reason.com/2013/03/13/communism-killed-94m-in-20th-century/
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Unlike you I don't mindlessly play on a team or wear a jersey when it comes to religion. I doubt there is anyone on this board who has pointed out more frequently than me that violence in the name of state atheism probably exceeds religious violence in the 20th century.
 
Cypress said:
Unlike you I don't mindlessly play on a team or wear a jersey when it comes to religion. I doubt there is anyone on this board who has pointed out more frequently than me that violence in the name of state atheism probably exceeds religious violence in the 20th century.
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so why are you still a totalitarian?
 
I am pretty sure MAGA cultists here didn't even start writing about violence done in the name of state atheism until they saw my posts about it.
 
PostmodernProphet said:
I agree that your brain came to a full stop.....

you say religion played a role........name the doctrine or stfu......
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When you asked the question of whether there were any Christian communities in the last 100 years that engaged in mass violence, you obviously were ignorant of the religious dimension of the Balkans Wars.

That explains why you kept backtracking to try to modify and edit your question after the fact, in an attempt to sweep the Christian dimension under the rug.
 
Cypress said:
When you asked the question of whether there were any Christian communities in the last 100 years that engaged in mass violence, you obviously were ignorant of the religious dimension of the Balkans Wars.

That explains why you kept backtracking to try to modify and edit your question after the fact, in an attempt to sweep the Christian dimension under the rug.
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not an action taken to promote the Christian or any religion.......if you have nothing else to bring up we have concluded I was correct.......
 
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