have been fought over God, and the nature thereof, than any other subject.
Why?
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because god is within…which is a very very very personal thing. We’re all different, and therefore there’s no way we could all believe in the same things. 🙂 And man is a proud and warrior type being…
not when you have the humanistic ability to be greedy, power-hungry, and evil…I mean, god created good but he also created evil. Can’t have one without the other. And therefore, peace is not achieved without a counter-balance. While I don’t agree with the way Bush handled the middle east, and I certainly don’t condone wars, I do believe that if it weren’t for some key wars in our history, we may not even be able to have this conversation.
My theories:
– because exposing our beliefs exposes our vulnerabilities, and hiding our vulnerabilities is one thing we must do *at all costs*
– because who controls your land/resources doesn’t seem to have as much impact on your day-to-day happiness as who controls your culture (and yes, these things are often dictated by the same person) – and most cultures seem to have evolved prior to a time when state was separate from church, so “God” is built right in
– belief implies having faith, not having proof… like, believing in the easter bunny. Otherwise, you would just know it, it’d be a fact, like, my parents will buy me socks for christmas. You don’t fight for things you know – they are true regardless of whether you fight for them or not. Things you might be wrong about though… that’s worth fighting for. Because if you don’t suppress the nay-sayer who denies easter bunnies exist, you might be in for a non-chocolatey surprise 🙁
Power, money, land… yea… I would dare say that most of the “wars over god” were actualy something entirely diffrent…
What war do you honestly belive was fought over God?
December 15th, 2004 at 1:40 am
because people think that they are Right and what they know is The Truth, therefor whenever they can justify a war as being God’s Will, they will.
Actually, more wars are fought over perceived power and resources…they just use God’s Will as an excuse.
People suck.
December 15th, 2004 at 3:26 am
because god is within…which is a very very very personal thing. We’re all different, and therefore there’s no way we could all believe in the same things. 🙂 And man is a proud and warrior type being…
December 15th, 2004 at 4:32 am
Perhaps God is within.. but Vibe is exposable without starting any wars.
December 15th, 2004 at 6:28 am
not when you have the humanistic ability to be greedy, power-hungry, and evil…I mean, god created good but he also created evil. Can’t have one without the other. And therefore, peace is not achieved without a counter-balance. While I don’t agree with the way Bush handled the middle east, and I certainly don’t condone wars, I do believe that if it weren’t for some key wars in our history, we may not even be able to have this conversation.
December 15th, 2004 at 2:06 pm
My theories:
– because exposing our beliefs exposes our vulnerabilities, and hiding our vulnerabilities is one thing we must do *at all costs*
– because who controls your land/resources doesn’t seem to have as much impact on your day-to-day happiness as who controls your culture (and yes, these things are often dictated by the same person) – and most cultures seem to have evolved prior to a time when state was separate from church, so “God” is built right in
– belief implies having faith, not having proof… like, believing in the easter bunny. Otherwise, you would just know it, it’d be a fact, like, my parents will buy me socks for christmas. You don’t fight for things you know – they are true regardless of whether you fight for them or not. Things you might be wrong about though… that’s worth fighting for. Because if you don’t suppress the nay-sayer who denies easter bunnies exist, you might be in for a non-chocolatey surprise 🙁
January 2nd, 2005 at 1:51 am
Power, money, land… yea… I would dare say that most of the “wars over god” were actualy something entirely diffrent…
What war do you honestly belive was fought over God?